Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foremind

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-mind
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To intend; predetermine.

noun

intent, intention.

noun

The forward or conscious part of the mind, easily accessible to memory and cognition.

Example Sentences

"[…] I'm floundering at sloppy deliberation in the choice of every new word, and thus damned up in my soul is left to rot. The limit of my foremind to tap and drain onto paper any flow from my residue of self-saturated thoughts is usually half a page at any one sitting."

Etymology

From Middle English foremynden, equivalent to fore- + mind.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore
Root: foremynden

Inflected Forms

foreminds (present, singular) foreminding (participle, present) foreminded (participle, past) foreminded (past) foreminds (plural)

Questions

What does foremind mean?: To intend; predetermine.
Where does foremind come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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