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[ fawr-thawt, fohr- ] / ˈfɔrˌθɔt, ˈfoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR forethought ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthoughtful provision beforehand; provident care; prudence. a thinking of something beforehand; previous consideration; anticipation. Origin of forethoughtFirst recorded in 1250–1300, forethought is from the Middle English word forthoght.See fore-, thought1 synonym study for forethought1. See prudence. Words nearby forethoughtForest Service, forest tent caterpillar, Forestville, foretaste, foretell, forethought, forethoughtful, foretime, foretoken, foretooth, foretop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forethoughtWith a lot of forethought, he wields an 8-pound maul through timber. Brooklyn’s Booming Firewood Industry|Dale Eisinger|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Their way of mourning, according to the pastor, involved research, meditation, and forethought. Parties Avoid Talk of Trayvon Martin Death in Shadow of Tampa|Matthew DeLuca|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST We ought to guard that evidence of American exceptionalism with great care and forethought. As Income Inequality Widens, Rich Presidential Candidates Dominate|John Avlon|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST The difference, Folmar says, is that his mother had the forethought to get him into job-training programs at a young age. Alabama's Shameful Execution|Brendan Kirby|September 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
At least this time there was forethought on how the two firms could be restructured. Why Obama Can't Wait on Climate|Matthew Dakotah|September 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST "That's just fine, Oscar," commented the scout master, as though pleased at so great a show of forethought in two of his charges. Camp Fires of the Wolf Patrol|Alan Douglas All of this care and forethought is expended on young which the mother will never see. The Dawn of Reason|James Weir It may help to cultivate this virtue, to practise some forethought. Friends and Neighbors|Anonymous His forethought, which went quite as far as ours, extended to bringing them grain for their subsistence. The Original Fables of La Fontaine|Jean de la Fontaine Yet, in the back of my mind, I smiled at my own forethought. A Soldier of the Legion|Edward Morlae
British Dictionary definitions for forethought
nounadvance consideration or deliberation thoughtful anticipation of future events Derived forms of forethoughtforethoughtful, adjectiveforethoughtfully, adverbforethoughtfulness, nounCollins 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 forethoughtprovision, anticipation, gumption, deliberation, judgment, prudence, foresight, providence, planning, caution, sense, discretion, premeditation, precaution, discreetness, canniness |