English Explanatory Dictionary

aforethought

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Premeditated; planned ahead of time.

Pronunciation

/əˈfɔː.θɔːt/ /əˈfɔɹ.θɔt/ /əˈfɔɹ.θɑt/ en-us-aforethought.ogg en-au-aforethought.ogg

Word forms

aforethought

Etymology

Etymology tree English afore- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English aforethought From afore- + thought.

Synonyms

planned premeditated

Related words

fore forethought malice aforethought thought
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