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foreknow

/ˌfɔːˈnəʊ/ UK
/ˌfɔɹˈnoʊ/ US

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

verb foreknows · foreknowing · foreknew · foreknown

To have knowledge of beforehand. God hath not reiected his people vvhich he foreknevve.

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verb to have foreknowledge of

Español	prever, conocer de antemano
Français	prévoir
Italiano	prevedere
Русский	предви́деть predvídetʹ, знать наперёд znatʹ

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@misc{foreknow_2026,
  title = {foreknow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreknow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}