FORETHOUGHT


Meaning of FORETHOUGHT in English

I. ˈfōrˌthȯt, ˈfȯr-, ˈfōəˌ-, ˈfȯ(ə)ˌ-, usu -ȯd.+V noun

Etymology: Middle English forthought, forethought, from for-, fore- + thought, n.

1. : a thinking or planning out in advance : premeditation

this was no spontaneous crime but a product of careful forethought

2. : prior thought : consideration

turned without forethought and offered his hand

3. : prudent thought or consideration for the future : provident care

her forethought saw that we never lacked anything we really needed

Synonyms: see prudence

II. adjective

Etymology: Middle English forthought, forethought, from past participle of forthinken, forethinken

: thought of or planned beforehand : aforethought ; often : deliberate

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.