forethought

English

Etymology

From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- +‎ thought. See also forethink.

Pronunciation

(noun) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)θɔːt/
(adjective, verb) IPA^(key): /fɔː(ɹ)ˈθɔːt/
(adjective, verb) Rhymes: -ɔːt

Noun

forethought (countable and uncountable, plural forethoughts)

Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
With a little forethought we'd have planned for this contingency and not been stuck here now.
Anticipation.
Provident care; prudence.

Derived terms

forethoughtful

Translations

thinking beforehand

Bulgarian: преднамереност (bg) f (prednamerenost)
Finnish: ennakointi (fi), kauaskatseisuus
Greek:
Ancient: προμήθεια f (promḗtheia), πρόνοια f (prónoia)
Icelandic: fyrirhyggja (is) f
Latin: praecogitatio f
Macedonian: премисла f (premisla)
Malayalam: മുൻവിചാരം (ml) (muṉvicāraṁ)
Russian: предусмотрительность (ru) (predusmotritelʹnostʹ)
Turkish: ihtiyat (tr) sg
Ukrainian: продуманість f (produmanistʹ), обдуманість f (obdumanistʹ)

anticipation

Finnish: ennakointi (fi)
Ukrainian: передбачливість (uk) f (peredbačlyvistʹ)

provident care

Bulgarian: предвидливост (bg) (predvidlivost)
Finnish: järki (fi), järkevyys (fi)

Adjective

forethought (not comparable)

Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
- c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court
  Forethought malice.
Synonyms: aforethought, premeditated

Verb

forethought

simple past and past participle of forethink

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