FORTHINK


Meaning of FORTHINK in English

fərˈthiŋk verb

( for·thought -ˈthȯt ; forthought ; forthinking ; forthinks )

Etymology: Middle English forthinken, forthenken to regret, repent, displease, be displeased; partly from for- + thinken to seem; partly from Old English forthencan to mistrust, despise, despair, from for- + thencan to think — more at think

transitive verb

now chiefly Scotland : to change the mind of (oneself) ; often : regret

intransitive verb

now chiefly Scotland : to have a change of mind or a feeling of regret

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