forethought
English
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)θɔːt/, /fɔː(ɹ)ˈθɔːt/
noun
Definitions
- Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
- Anticipation.
- Provident care; prudence.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forethouht inherited from Old English *foreþōht (forethought) prefix from English thought.
Origin
English
thought
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aforethought English
- afterthought English
- bethought English
- counterthought English
- forethoughtful English
- forethoughtfully English
- forethoughtfulness English
- hindthought English
- merrythought English
- metathought English
- midthought English
- misthought English
- mood-thought English
- netherthought English
- nonthought English
- passthought English
- thought English
- thought-bearing English
- thought-leader English
- thought-out English
- thought-world English
- thoughted English
- thoughten English
- thoughtest English
- thoughtform English
- thoughtful English
- thoughtless English
- thoughtlet English
- thoughtlike English
- thoughtproof English
- thoughtscape English
- thoughtsick English
- thoughtsome English
- thoughtway English
- thoughtworthy English
- thoughty English
- twithought English
- unthought English
- *foreþōht Old English
- forethouht Middle English
- thought Middle English
- ideozločin Czech
- thought
- thoughty
- bethought
- thoughted
- thoughten
- unthought
- thoughtway
- nonthought
- midthought
- thoughtlet
- twithought
- misthought
- thoughtful
- thoughtest
- metathought
- thoughtsome
- hindthought
- passthought
- thought-out
- thoughtsick
- thoughtform
- thoughtless
- thoughtlike
- thoughtproof
- merrythought
- thoughtscape
- afterthought
- mood-thought
- aforethought
- netherthought
- thoughtworthy
- thought-world
- forethoughtful
- thought-leader
- counterthought
- thought-bearing
- forethoughtfully
- forethoughtfulness