English Explanatory Dictionary

foreknow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have knowledge of beforehand.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɔːˈnəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foreknow.wav /ˌfɔɹˈnoʊ/

Word forms

foreknow foreknows foreknowing foreknew foreknown

Etymology

From Middle English forknowen (since Chaucer), a calque from praescio equivalent to fore- + know. Replaced Old English fōrwitan, fōrewitan (“to foreknow”).

Related words

foreknowledge

Derived words

foreknowable foreknower
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