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unforeknown
fore·know
/
fɔrˈnoʊ, foʊr-
/
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[
fawr-
noh
, fohr-
]
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verb (used with object),
fore·knew,
fore·known,
fore·knowing.
to know beforehand.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
foreknowen.
See
fore-
,
know
Related forms
fore·know·a·ble,
adjective
fore·know·er,
noun
fore·know·ing·ly,
adverb
un·fore·know·a·ble,
adjective
un·fore·known,
adjective
Synonyms
foresee, divine, discern, anticipate.
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World English Dictionary
foreknow
(fɔːˈnəʊ)
—
vb
,
-knows
,
-knowing
,
-knew
,
-known
(
tr
) to know in advance
fore'knowable
—
adj
fore'knowledge
—
n
fore'knowingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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