Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreknowing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-know-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of foreknow

Etymology

From Middle English foreknowynge, equivalent to fore- + knowing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Root: foreknowynge

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

foreknowings (plural)

Derived Forms

foreknowingly unforeknowing

Questions

What does foreknowing mean?: foreknowledge
Where does foreknowing come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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