foreknow
to know beforehand.
Origin of foreknow
1Other words for foreknow
Other words from foreknow
- fore·know·a·ble, adjective
- fore·know·er, noun
- fore·know·ing·ly, adverb
- un·fore·know·a·ble, adjective
- un·fore·known, adjective
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How to use foreknow in a sentence
But if he shall not will to sin, even this did God foreknow.
The City of God, Volume I | Aurelius AugustinePrecisely how it will be distributed it is impossible to foreknow.
Charles Sumner; his complete works, volume 7 (of 20) | Charles SumnerFor as it belongs to his wisdom to foreknow all future events, so it belongs to his power to rule and govern them by his hand.
We foreknow how others will act, and the foreknowledge is the beginning of judgment passed on action.
Human Nature and Conduct | John DeweyIt is another man's error or fault that you foreknow, and not your own; and therefore foreknowledge maketh it not your own.
A Christian Directory | Baxter Richard
British Dictionary definitions for foreknow
/ (fɔːˈnəʊ) /
(tr) to know in advance
Derived forms of foreknow
- foreknowable, adjective
- foreknowledge, noun
- foreknowingly, adverb
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