aforethought

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aforethought

/əˈfɔː.θɔːt/ UK
/əˈfɔɹ.θɔt/ US
/əˈfɔɹ.θɑt/ US

adjective

not comparable, postpositional Premeditated; planned ahead of time. This act was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought.
Similar: planned, premeditated

noun aforethoughts

alternative Alternative form of forethought

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adj premeditated; planned ahead of time

العربية	مُدَبَّر mudabbar, مُبَيَّت mubayyat

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@misc{aforethought_2026,
  title = {aforethought},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aforethought},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}