forethink

forethink
a) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.

Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...].

b) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.

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  • Forethink — Fore*think , v. t. 1. To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to prognosticate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The soul of every man Prophetically doth forethink thy fall. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To contrive (something) beforehend. [Obs.] Bp. Hall …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Forethink — Fore*think , v. i. To contrive beforehand. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • forethink —  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: Middle English forthinken, forethinken, forthenken, forethenken, from Old English forethencan, from fore + thencan to think more at think transitive verb : to consider (something) beforehand; broadly : to anticipate in …   Useful english dictionary

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  • forethinker — “+ə(r) noun : one that forethinks * * * forethinkˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑fore …   Useful english dictionary

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