forethought
Thinking beforehand or in advance, planningThinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
» I don't think Tom did that with any forethought.
Tom hat sich vermutlich nichts dabei gedacht.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
Near-synonym: foresight
With a little forethought we'd have planned for this contingency and not been stuck here now.
предусмотрительностьpredusmotritelʹnostʹ, продуманностьprodumannostʹ, обдуманностьobdumannostʹ
продуманістьprodumanistʹ, обдуманістьobdumanistʹ
planning or plotting in advance of acting
(countable, uncountable)Anticipation.
передбачливістьperedbačlyvistʹ
(countable, uncountable)Provident care; prudence.
Examples
3 sentencesI don't think Tom did that with any forethought.
deTom hat sich vermutlich nichts dabei gedacht.
Tom says whatever comes into his head without forethought.
Tom usually acts without forethought.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); eqFrom Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþōht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- + thought. See also forethink.
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Forms
plural: forethoughts| Singular | forethought |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- planning or plotting in advance of acting:premeditation
- judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger:cautionprecautioncare
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable