foreknowledge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɔːrˈnɒlɪdʒ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɔrˌnɑlɪdʒ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fôr′nol′ij, fōr′-, fôr nol′ij, fōr-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fore•knowl•edge /ˈfɔrˌnɑlɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. knowledge of something before it occurs.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fore•knowl•edge  (fôr′nol′ij, fōr′-, fôr nol′ij, fōr-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. knowledge of something before it exists or happens;
    prescience:Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme?
  • fore- + knowledge 1525–35
    presentiment, premonition; foresightedness.
'foreknowledge' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anticipation - foresight - precognition - prescience - prevision - prognosis - prognostic - suspect

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