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US
/ˈfɔɹˌθɔt/
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[ UK /fˈɔːθɔːt/ ]
[ UK /fˈɔːθɔːt/ ]
NOUN
- planning or plotting in advance of acting
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judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
he handled the vase with care
he exercised caution in opening the door
How To Use forethought In A Sentence
- I've never fancied chop suey, not since someone told me with malice aforethought that it's Chinese for `mixed bits '. KICK BACK
- `I wonder," I said casually, without any forethought, `who'll take his place. GOTHIC PURSUIT
- If the Shoulder Roll isn't comfortable, try a technique that takes a little forethought and planning.
- They were led into systematic and forethoughtful courses, and thus found a training which they could in no other way have secured. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization
- It was not much, it was not like the freedom of the forest, but pursued by one as tenacious and forethoughtful as he, it kept his muscles hard, his lungs strong, and his blood sparkling. The Riflemen of the Ohio A Story of the Early Days along "The Beautiful River"
- `Aladdin's Cave," he murmured reverentially, blessing Barney's forethought. STAGE FRIGHT
- Aunt Kitty was brave and forethoughtful, for during the week we were gone she had baked and cooked a large amount of substantial food that would keep us from starving while on our journey. Thirty Years a Slave
- I would not recommend using these questions casually, without careful forethought or consideration for the other person's feelings.
- Some forethought and preparation is necessary before you embark on the project.
- The same tendency appeared in other countries, though various philosophers showed weak points in the argument, and Goethe made sport of it in a noted verse, praising the forethought of the Creator in foreordaining the cork tree to furnish stoppers for wine-bottles. A History of the warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom