forethought
- noun
- /ˈfɔrˌθɔt/
- His forethought in saving money early allowed him to buy a house later.
- forethought and planning
- forethought is required
- act without much forethought
Another thing, I think that it's shows a lot of forethought and planning on my part.
- Another thing, I think that it's shows a lot of forethought and planning on my part.
- But when it comes to Tesla stock, there's often some forethought with what he's doing.
- The fourth position is that God takes some forethought for general human matters.
- So people will say things that they want to say without so much forethought about what they're saying.
- It's not impossible, but it's not a forethought.
- How much could we possibly know about this 'cause he says, from the order of the work you infer there must have been project and forethought in the work person.
- But again, nobody had the forethought at that time to even come to Mall where he didn't have nothing else going on and say, hey, Mall, what's up?
Examples
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With careful and thorough forethought, there is no problem that can't be overcome.
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There are three stages of self-regulation: forethought, performance/volitional control, and self-reflection.
Academic text (2012) -
Another thing, I think that it's shows a lot of forethought and planning on my part.
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The fourth position is that God takes some forethought for general human matters.
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But they have to use a little forethought before they zip into traffic.
Blog text (14) -
Capturing scale often requires some forethought and a willingness to think through the problem.
Blog text (6) -
The ceilings did fall in, and due to his forethought, the computers were spared.
Academic text (2007) -
It helps you with things like forethought and judgement, impulse control and empathy.
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Every word she said sounded chosen to Deborah, not rehearsed but pronounced with care and forethought.
Fiction book (1995) -
Zimmerman noted that proactive learners demonstrate high-quality forethought and performance phase processes, while reactive learners rely on post-performance self-reflection.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
To think ahead and decide what to do to prepare for something
A careful action done beforehand to avoid harm or danger
Careful thought or discussion before making a decision
The ability to think ahead and plan for the future
To know what will happen in the future
Ability to think ahead and plan for future problems
Thinking ahead and preparing for future needs or problems
Careful planning for the future to meet needs and avoid problems
A careful, organized way of making plans before acting
To imagine and plan for the future
Thinking about future needs to plan and avoid problems
The ability to plan ahead and avoid future problems
An ability to see and plan for things that will happen
Thinking about the future to plan for it
A meeting where people discuss a topic before making an official decision
Antonyms
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forethought is made of fore- ('before') and thought ('thinking'), so it really means 'thinking ahead'. So, to have forethought is to plan or think before you act to avoid problems.