know+beforehand

  • 111prescience — prescient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having knowledge of events before they take place. DERIVATIVES prescience noun presciently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin praescire know beforehand …

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  • 112prescient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having knowledge of events before they take place. DERIVATIVES prescience noun presciently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin praescire know beforehand …

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  • 113presciently — prescient ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having knowledge of events before they take place. DERIVATIVES prescience noun presciently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin praescire know beforehand …

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  • 114foreknow — [fôr nō′] vt. foreknew, foreknown, foreknowing to know beforehand foreknowable adj …

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  • 115prescience — [presh′əns, presh′ē əns; prē′shəns, prē′shē əns] n. [OFr < LL(Ec) praescientia < L praescire, to know beforehand: see PRE & SCIENCE] apparent knowledge of things before they happen or come into being; foreknowledge prescient adj.… …

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  • 116foreknow — v.tr. (past knew; past part. known) know beforehand; have prescience of. Derivatives: foreknowledge n …

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  • 117precognize — (|)prē+ transitive verb Etymology: pre + cognize : to know beforehand …

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  • 118prescious — adjective Etymology: Latin praescius, from praescire to know beforehand + ius ious obsolete : prescient …

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  • 119fore|see — «fr SEE, fohr », verb, saw, seen, see|ing. –v.t. to see or know beforehand: »We didn t take our bathing suits, because we could foresee that the water would be cold. SYNONYM(S): anticipate, divine. –v.i. to use foresight. ╂ …

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  • 120fore|sight — «FR SYT, FOHR », noun. 1. the power to see or know beforehand whas likely to happen: »No one had enough foresight to predict the winner. SYNONYM(S): prevision. 2. careful thought for the future; prudence: »A spendthrift does not use foresight.… …

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