forethought

American  

[fawr-thawt, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌθɔt, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. thoughtful provision beforehand; provident care; prudence.

2. a thinking of something beforehand; previous consideration; anticipation.

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forethought British  

/ ˈfɔːˌθɔːt /

noun

1. advance consideration or deliberation

2. thoughtful anticipation of future events

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Related Words

See prudence.

Other Word Forms

• forethoughtful adjective
• forethoughtfully adverb
• forethoughtfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of forethought

First recorded in 1250–1300, forethought is from the Middle English word forthoght. See fore-, thought ¹

Example Sentences

Not bad for something he quickly bashed out in bulletin format without much forethought, in response to a post a former colleague had written.

From MarketWatch

That keen eye and forethought created trust with his customers.

From Los Angeles Times

"What we do need though is some forethought on this."

From BBC

Then there is the conspiracy to trespass and all the forethought that allegedly went into this.

From Los Angeles Times

Mbappe had an understanding, even as a teenager, of a wider, bigger plan; a programme of parental planning and forethought now widely known as 'Project Mbappe'.

From BBC