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FOREKNOW (foreknew, foreknown)

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Irregular inflected forms: foreknew  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, foreknown  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does foreknow mean? 

FOREKNOW (verb)
  The verb FOREKNOW has 1 sense:

1. realize beforehandplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


FOREKNOW (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they foreknow  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it foreknows  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: foreknew  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: foreknown  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: foreknowing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


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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