English Explanatory Dictionary

forethink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

forethink forethinks forethinking forethought

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

forethinker
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