forethought

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Scrabble points
21
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21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)θɔːt/
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/ˈfɔː(ɹ)θɔːt/ · /fɔː(ɹ)ˈθɔːt/

Definition of forethought

5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
    “Near-synonym: foresight”
    “With a little forethought we'd have planned for this contingency and not been stuck here now.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
    “Near-synonym: foresight”
    “With a little forethought we'd have planned for this contingency and not been stuck here now.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Anticipation.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Provident care; prudence.

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
    “c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court Forethought malice.”

verb

  1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of forethink

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Etymology

From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- + thought. See also forethink.

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