foreknow

[ fawr-noh, fohr- ]

/ fɔrˈnoʊ, foʊr- /

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verb (used with object), fore·knew, fore·known, fore·knowing.

to know beforehand.

Origin of foreknow

First recorded in 1400–50, foreknow is from the late Middle English word foreknowen.See fore-, know¹

SYNONYMS FOR foreknow

foresee, divine, discern, anticipate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM foreknow

fore·know·a·ble, adjectivefore·know·er, nounfore·know·ing·ly, adverbun·fore·know·a·ble, adjective

un·fore·known, adjective

Words nearby foreknow

Foreign Relations Committee, foreign secretary, foreign service, foreign-trade zone, forejudge, foreknow, foreknowledge, forel, forelady, foreland, foreland basin

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Example sentences from the Web for foreknow

Precisely how it will be distributed it is impossible to foreknow.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
But God could not foreknow, say some, how a free moral agent would act, unless he had first determined how he should act!
Sermons on Various Important Subjects|Andrew Lee
We foreknow how others will act, and the foreknowledge is the beginning of judgment passed on action.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
He was a predictor, using his occult gift of second sight to foreknow events and tell The Leader about them.
The Leader|William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster)

The essence of religion lies in the power of man to foreknow and to point out the way in which mankind must walk.
The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art|Lyof N. Tolstoi

British Dictionary definitions for foreknow

foreknow

/ (fɔːˈnəʊ) /

verb -knows, -knowing, -knew or -known

(tr) to know in advance

Derived forms of foreknow

foreknowable, adjectiveforeknowledge, nounforeknowingly, adverb

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单词	foreknow
释义	foreknow [ fawr-noh, fohr- ] / fɔrˈnoʊ, foʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foreknow ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), fore·knew, fore·known, fore·knowing. to know beforehand. Origin of foreknow First recorded in 1400–50, foreknow is from the late Middle English word foreknowen.See fore-, know¹ SYNONYMS FOR foreknow foresee, divine, discern, anticipate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR foreknow ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM foreknow fore·know·a·ble, adjectivefore·know·er, nounfore·know·ing·ly, adverbun·fore·know·a·ble, adjective un·fore·known, adjective Words nearby foreknow Foreign Relations Committee, foreign secretary, foreign service, foreign-trade zone, forejudge, foreknow, foreknowledge, forel, forelady, foreland, foreland basin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foreknow Precisely how it will be distributed it is impossible to foreknow. Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20)\|Charles Sumner But God could not foreknow, say some, how a free moral agent would act, unless he had first determined how he should act! Sermons on Various Important Subjects\|Andrew Lee We foreknow how others will act, and the foreknowledge is the beginning of judgment passed on action. Human Nature and Conduct\|John Dewey He was a predictor, using his occult gift of second sight to foreknow events and tell The Leader about them. The Leader\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins (AKA Murray Leinster) The essence of religion lies in the power of man to foreknow and to point out the way in which mankind must walk. The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art\|Lyof N. Tolstoi British Dictionary definitions for foreknow foreknow / (fɔːˈnəʊ) / verb -knows, -knowing, -knew or -known (tr) to know in advance Derived forms of foreknow foreknowable, adjectiveforeknowledge, nounforeknowingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foreknow visualize, foresee, deduce, foretell, discern, infer, surmise, predict, await, forecast, suppose, take, think, hope, perceive, understand, expect, presage, envisage, signify
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foreknow

verb (used with object), fore·knew, fore·known, fore·knowing.

Origin of foreknow

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British Dictionary definitions for foreknow

verb -knows, -knowing, -knew or -known

Derived forms of foreknow

Words related to foreknow