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verb

(ˌ)fȯr-ˈnō How to pronounce foreknow (audio)
Definition of foreknownext
as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?

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noun

as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur a suspenseful story about a man who has a frightening foreknowledge of disasters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreknow
  1. anticipate
  2. foresight
  3. foresee
  4. prescience
  5. predict
  6. divination
Verb
  • Economists already had anticipated at least a 10% tariff on Chinese imports next year and built that into their forecasts.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Attorney general is one of the most high-profile and highly anticipated appointments, as Trump has fiercely criticized the Justice Department for prosecuting him and is expected to drastically change its makeup—and possibly push for retribution against his opponents.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of anticipate
Noun
  • Truly, the threats to the network are physical, so the importance of planning and foresight in protecting and expanding this essential infrastructure cannot be overstated.
    David Joosten, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
  • This is foresight in action, propelled by a desire for better, more sustainable communities.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of foresight
Verb
  • Like most Fortitude Ranchers, Larry could foresee society breaking down in a number of ways: a nuclear detonation, another pandemic, or rising political violence that could split the country into warring factions.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Reynolds foresees the base color palette trending towards ivory and wood tones then laying in color.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of foresee
Noun
  • What Houellebecq does get credit for is prescience.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Unusual prescience on her part or an authorial intrusion from the vantage of our less orderly world?
    Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Definition of prescience
Verb
  • Consensus estimates predict annual revenue growth of around 8% over the next three to five years.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Goldman Sachs predicts tariffs on Mexico and Canada would lead to a slightly smaller 0.9% rise in the core inflation measure in 2025.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of predict
Noun
  • So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Once again, the breakdown goes as follows: Lilia (Patti Lupone) wants to regain her divination skills, Alice (Ali Ahn) wants to find out what happened to her mother, and Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata) wants to reclaim her magic, which has been bound for some as of yet untold reason.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of divination
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