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forethink.

To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.

    rare · transitive
  2. To think about beforehand; to anticipate.

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English forethynken, from Old English fōreþenċan (“to premeditate, consider, be mindful”), corresponding to fore- + think. Cognate with Dutch voordenken, German vordenken (“to think ahead”).

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