forethink
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "[…]and the soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall."
- "Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...]."
Etymology
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”).