foreknow

Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːˈnəʊ/

The English word “foreknow” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

To have knowledge of beforehand.

Etymology

From Middle English forknowen (since Chaucer), a calque from praescio equivalent to fore- + know. Replaced Old English fōrwitan, fōrewitan (“to foreknow”).

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