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Foreknow

verb/fˈɔːɹnˌoʊ/
Definition
realize beforehand
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈɔːɹnˌoʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈɔːnˌəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈɔːnˌəʊ/
3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹnˌoʊ/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
anticipatornounone who anticipates
previsionnounseeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vorhersehen
vorher erkennen
🇫🇷French
connaître d'avance
réaliser à l'avance
🇪🇸Spanish
prever
darse cuenta de antemano
🇮🇹Italian
prevedere
rendersi conto in anticipo
🇳🇱Dutch
weet het
vooraf beseffen
🇵🇹Portuguese
prever
perceber de antemão
🇷🇺Russian
предвидеть
осознавать заранее
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पहले से देखना
पहले ही समझ लो
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்கூட்டியே தெரியும்
முன்னரே உணருங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
ముందే తెలుసు
ముందే గ్రహించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
आधीच माहित
आधी लक्षात घ्या
🇮🇳Gujarati
અગાઉથી જાણવું
અગાઉથી સમજો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೊದಲೇ ಗೊತ್ತು
ಮೊದಲೇ ಅರಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻകൂട്ടി അറിയുക
മുൻകൂട്ടി മനസ്സിലാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣਨਾ
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸਮਝੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
پہلے سے جاننا
پہلے سے احساس
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
预知
事先意识到
🇯🇵Japanese
予知する
事前に認識する
🇰🇷Korean
미리 알다
미리 깨닫다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
biết trước
nhận ra trước
🇹🇭Thai
รู้ล่วงหน้า
ตระหนักเสียก่อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengetahui sebelumnya
sadari sebelumnya
🇵🇭Filipino
alam muna
mapagtanto muna
🇲🇾Malay
sedia maklum
sedar terlebih dahulu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
معرفة مسبقة
أدرك مسبقا
🇮🇷Persian
از قبل بدانیم
از قبل متوجه شوید
🇹🇷Turkish
önceden bilmek
önceden farkına varmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לדעת מראש
להבין מראש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'foreknow'?
The primary meaning of 'foreknow' is 'realize beforehand'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foreknow' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'foreknow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'foreknow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'foreknow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'foreknow' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'foreknow' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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