foreknow

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɔːˈnəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fôr nō′, fōr-)

Inflections of 'foreknow' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
foreknows
v 3rd person singular
foreknowing
v pres p
foreknew
v past
foreknown
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fore•know  (fôr nō′, fōr-),USA pronunciation v.t., -knew, -known, -knowing. 
  1. to know beforehand.
  • late Middle English foreknowen. See fore-, know 1400–50
fore•know′a•ble, adj. 
fore•know′er, n. 
fore•know′ing•ly, adv. 
    foresee, divine, discern, anticipate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foreknow / fɔːˈnəʊ/ ( -knows, -knowing, -knew, -known)
  1. (transitive) to know in advance
foreˈknowableforeˈknowledge
'foreknow' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
foresee - prescience - unforeknowable

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