forethink

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate. rare,transitive
    — O vain sorceress , that could be wary to avoid the punishment of Saul ; careless to avoid the judgment of God ! Could we forethink what our sin would cost us , we durst not but be innocent
  2. To think about beforehand; to anticipate. rare,transitive
    — […]and the soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.

词形变化

forethinks present,singular,third-person forethinking participle,present forethought participle,past forethought past

词汇关系

衍生词
forethinker

词源

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”).
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