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Meaning of "forethink" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORETHINK

forethink  [fɔːˈθɪŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORETHINK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forethink is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb forethink in English.

WHAT DOES FORETHINK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

forethink

Planning

Planning is the process of thinking about and organizing the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning involves the creation and maintenance of a plan. As such, planning is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior. This thought process is essential to the creation and refinement of a plan, or integration of it with other plans; that is, it combines forecasting of developments with the preparation of scenarios of how to react to them. An important, albeit often ignored aspect of planning, is the relationship it holds with forecasting. Forecasting can be described as predicting what the future will look like, whereas planning predicts what the future should look like. The counterpart to planning is spontaneous order.

Definition of forethink in the English dictionary

The definition of forethink in the dictionary is to have prescience of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORETHINK

PRESENT

Present
I forethink
you forethink
he/she/it forethinks
we forethink
you forethink
they forethink
Present continuous
I am forethinking
you are forethinking
he/she/it is forethinking
we are forethinking
you are forethinking
they are forethinking
Present perfect
I have forethought
you have forethought
he/she/it has forethought
we have forethought
you have forethought
they have forethought
Present perfect continuous
I have been forethinking
you have been forethinking
he/she/it has been forethinking
we have been forethinking
you have been forethinking
they have been forethinking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I forethought
you forethought
he/she/it forethought
we forethought
you forethought
they forethought
Past continuous
I was forethinking
you were forethinking
he/she/it was forethinking
we were forethinking
you were forethinking
they were forethinking
Past perfect
I had forethought
you had forethought
he/she/it had forethought
we had forethought
you had forethought
they had forethought
Past perfect continuous
I had been forethinking
you had been forethinking
he/she/it had been forethinking
we had been forethinking
you had been forethinking
they had been forethinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will forethink
you will forethink
he/she/it will forethink
we will forethink
you will forethink
they will forethink
Future continuous
I will be forethinking
you will be forethinking
he/she/it will be forethinking
we will be forethinking
you will be forethinking
they will be forethinking
Future perfect
I will have forethought
you will have forethought
he/she/it will have forethought
we will have forethought
you will have forethought
they will have forethought
Future perfect continuous
I will have been forethinking
you will have been forethinking
he/she/it will have been forethinking
we will have been forethinking
you will have been forethinking
they will have been forethinking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would forethink
you would forethink
he/she/it would forethink
we would forethink
you would forethink
they would forethink
Conditional continuous
I would be forethinking
you would be forethinking
he/she/it would be forethinking
we would be forethinking
you would be forethinking
they would be forethinking
Conditional perfect
I would have forethink
you would have forethink
he/she/it would have forethink
we would have forethink
you would have forethink
they would have forethink
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been forethinking
you would have been forethinking
he/she/it would have been forethinking
we would have been forethinking
you would have been forethinking
they would have been forethinking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you forethink
we let´s forethink
you forethink
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to forethink
Past participle
forethought
Present Participle
forethinking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORETHINK


bethink
bɪˈθɪŋk
doublethink
ˈdʌbəlˌθɪŋk
drink
drɪŋk
forthink
fɔːˈθɪŋk
groupthink
ˈɡruːpˌθɪŋk
ink
ɪŋk
link
lɪŋk
misthink
ˌmɪsˈθɪŋk
outthink
ˌaʊtˈθɪŋk
overthink
ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋk
permalink
ˈpɜːməˌlɪŋk
pink
pɪŋk
rethink
riːˈθɪŋk
shrink
ʃrɪŋk
sink
sɪŋk
sync
sɪŋk
think
θɪŋk
unthink
ʌnˈθɪŋk
wink
wɪŋk
zinc
zɪŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORETHINK

foreswear
foresworn
foretaste
foreteach
foreteeth
foretell
foreteller
forethinker
forethought
forethoughtful
forethoughtfully
forethoughtfulness
foretime
foretoken
foretold
foretooth
foretop
foretopman
foretriangle

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORETHINK

brink
chink
dink
energy drink
fink
hyperlink
I don´t think
ice rink
kink
kitchen sink
kitchen-sink
meat and drink
mink
on the blink
rink
soft drink
stink
the drink
twink
unlink

Synonyms and antonyms of forethink in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forethink» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORETHINK

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Trends of use of forethink

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORETHINK»

The term «forethink» is barely ever used and occupies the 200.505 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORETHINK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forethink

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORETHINK»

Discover the use of forethink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forethink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Alternative Tradition: Religion and the Rejection of ...
If, again, he forethinks some, why does he forethink these things and not those? For either he has both the will and the power to forethink all things, or else he has the will but not the power, or the power but not the will, or neither the will nor the ...
James Thrower, 1980
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Ter contrive beforehand. Forethink'ing (/>. a. from forethink)' Thinking ofbefbre- ' hand, contriving beforehand. Forethou'ght \v.t. prêt, of forethink) Did forethink. Fore'thought fj. from fore, and thought) Anticipation, prescience, provident care.
John Ash, 1775
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Pronouncing dictionary
Predictor, foreshowed To Forethink, fore-fAingk/ r. a. To anticipata in the mind, to have prescience of. To Forethink, fdre-Z/tlngk/ v. Ji. To contrive beforehand. Forethought, fore-f/tawt,' ;»art. jn-^. of the verb Forethink. Forethought, fore^Aawt, 5.
John Walker, 1849
4
Biblical Scholarship and the Church: A Sixteenth-century ...
His primary defence is founded on the philological principle of following the meaning of the original Greek: The Greek hath Metanoia, and Metanoite, repentance and repent; or forethinking and forethink. As we say in English, 'It forethinketh me ...
Allan K. Jenkins, Patrick Preston, 2007
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An Answer to Sir Thomas More's Dialogue: The Supper of the ...
<ax- as for their penance, the scripture knoweth not of [it]. The Greek hath Metanoia, and Metanoite, repentance and repent; or forethinking and forethink. As we say in English, ' It forethinketh me, or I forethink4;' and ' I repent, or it re- maun ...
William Tyndale, Henry Walter, 1850
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Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary ... of the English Language ...
To have autepust of, to have prescience of; to taste before another. Foretaste, fire' tiste, s. Anticipation of. To Foretell, fire-til', v. a. To predict, to prophesy, to foreshow. Foreteller, fire-tíTIür, *. Predictor, fore- shower. I Го Forethink, ßre- iAIngk', v.a. ...
John Walker, 1831
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The Works of the English and Scottish Reformers: The works ...
The Greek hath Metanoia and Metanoite, repentance and repent, or forethinking and forethink. As we say in English It forethinketh me, or I forethink ; and 1 repent, or It re- penteth me, and I am sorry that 1 did it. So now the Scripture saith, ...
Thomas Russell, 1828
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
Others are proposed, not that the foretold events should be known ; but that the accomplishment that expounds them may evince, that the foreteller of them was able to forsee them. Beyle. fx.) * To Forethink. v. a. [fire and think ] u To anticipate  ...
‎1816
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A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the ...
Foreteller, fore-tcf-Iur, s. Predicter, foreshower. To Forethink, fAre-tMngk', v. a. To anticipate in the mind, to have prescience of. To Forethink, fAre-tftlngk , v. n. To contrive beforehand. Forethought, fAre-tAawt', Part. pret. of the verb Forethink.
John Walker, 1826
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A Critical Pronouncin Dictionary and Expositor of the ...
Anticipation of. To FORETELL, fore-til . v. a. 406. To predict, to prophesy, to foreshow. FORETELL'ER, Гбге-tèl'lor. s. P redicter, fore- shower. To FORETHINK, f6re-/fclnk'. т. a. To anticipate in the mind, to have prescience of. To FORETHINK  ...
John Walker, 1823

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORETHINK»

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J A Stevens Debuts Psychological Thriller, THE CHERRY ON HIS …
His extreme intelligence, however, empowered him to forethink his crimes from a very early age and over the years, murdered countless men ... «Broadway World, Jul 14»
2
The BBC's The Hollow Crown, set visit
... the icy breeze from outside: “The hope and expectation of thy time/ Is ruin'd, and the soul of every man/ Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 12»
3
Magic gathers in the TSU
“Games are a little intense because there’s so much that can possibly go on, so you have to forethink what the other player’s doing ... «The Daily Titan, Apr 11»

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