Forethought — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

planning or plotting in advance of acting

judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹθɔːt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːθɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːθɔːt/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹθɔːt/.

Examples

he exercised caution in opening the door
he handled the vase with care

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

precaution caution care premeditation

Parts of Speech

noun	planning or plotting in advance of acting
noun	judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger “he exercised caution in opening the door”

Word Forms

premeditate	verb	consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
cautious	adjective	showing careful forethought

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Voraussicht

Planen oder Planen vor dem Handeln

🇫🇷French

prévoyance

planifier ou comploter avant d’agir

🇪🇸Spanish

previsión

planear o planear antes de actuar

🇮🇹Italian

lungimiranza

pianificare o complottare prima di agire

🇳🇱Dutch

vooruitziend

plannen of plotten voorafgaand aan acteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

premeditação

planejar ou conspirar antes de agir

🇷🇺Russian

предусмотрительность

планирование или заговор перед действием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वविवेक

अभिनय से पहले योजना बनाना या साजिश रचना

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্বচিন্তা

অভিনয়ের আগে থেকেই পরিকল্পনা বা প্লট করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னறிவிப்பு

நடிப்பதற்கு முன்கூட்டியே திட்டமிடுதல் அல்லது சதி செய்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందస్తు ఆలోచన

నటనకు ముందుగానే ప్లాన్ చేయడం లేదా ప్లాన్ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्वविचार

अभिनयाची आगाऊ योजना किंवा प्लॉटिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વવિચાર

અભિનય માટે અગાઉથી આયોજન અથવા કાવતરું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದಾಲೋಚನೆ

ನಟನೆಗೆ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಯೋಜನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಚು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകരുതൽ

അഭിനയിക്കുന്നതിന് മുന്നോടിയായി ആസൂത്രണം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആസൂത്രണം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ

ਅਦਾਕਾਰੀ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼ ਰਚਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشن گوئی

اداکاری سے پہلے منصوبہ بندی یا منصوبہ بندی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

深谋远虑

行动前计划或策划

🇯🇵Japanese

先見の明のある

行動する前に計画または計画を立てること

🇰🇷Korean

미리 생각하다

연기하기 전에 계획하거나 음모를 꾸미는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

suy nghĩ trước

lập kế hoạch hoặc âm mưu trước khi hành động

🇹🇭Thai

คิดล่วงหน้า

การวางแผนหรือการวางแผนล่วงหน้าก่อนดำเนินการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemikiran sebelumnya

merencanakan atau merencanakan sebelum bertindak

🇵🇭Filipino

pinag-iisipan

pagpaplano o pagpaplano bago kumilos

🇲🇾Malay

difikirkan terlebih dahulu

merancang atau merancang sebelum bertindak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدروس

التخطيط أو التآمر قبل الفعل

🇮🇷Persian

پیش اندیشی

برنامه ریزی یا نقشه کشیدن قبل از بازیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

sağduyu

Harekete geçmeden önce planlama veya plan yapma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחֲשָׁבָה תְחִילָה

תכנון או תכנון לפני המשחק

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