FOREKNOW (foreknew, foreknown)

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: foreknew

, foreknown

Dictionary entry overview: What does foreknow mean?

• FOREKNOW (verb)
The verb FOREKNOW has 1 sense:

1. realize beforehand

Familiarity information: FOREKNOW used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FOREKNOW (verb)

Conjugation:

Present simple: I / you / we / they foreknow

... he / she / it foreknows

Past simple: foreknew

Past participle: foreknown

-ing form: foreknowing

Sense 1

Meaning:

Realize beforehand

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

anticipate; foreknow; foresee; previse

Hypernyms (to "foreknow" is one way to...):

know (be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

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