forethought.
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
Meaning & usage
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
With a little forethought we'd have planned for this contingency and not been stuck here now.
Anticipation.
Provident care; prudence.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- + thought. See also forethink.
Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- + thought. See also forethink.
simple past and past participle of forethink
Where this word comes from
From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- + thought. See also forethink.
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