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fore·thought

(fôr′thôt′)

Deliberation, consideration, or planning for the future; foresight.

fore′thought′ful adj.

fore′thought′ful·ly adv.

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forethought

(ˈfɔːˌθɔːt)

1. advance consideration or deliberation

2. thoughtful anticipation of future events

foreˈthoughtful adj

foreˈthoughtfully adv

foreˈthoughtfulness n

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fore•thought

(ˈfɔrˌθɔt, ˈfoʊr-)

n.

1. thoughtful provision beforehand; provident care; prudence.

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

[1250–1300]

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Noun	1.	forethought - planning or plotting in advance of acting premeditation planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
	2.	forethought - judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" care, caution, precaution judiciousness - good judgment

forethought

noun anticipation, foresight, providence, far-sightedness, provision, precaution, prudence With a little forethought many accidents could be avoided.
neglect, carelessness, impulsiveness, imprudence, unpreparedness, inconsideration

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forethought

noun

The exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters:

caution, circumspection, discretion, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethoughtfulness, precaution, prudence.

Translations

تَرَوٍّ، تَفْكير عن المُسْتَقْبَل

prozíravostrozmysl

forudseenhedomtanke

Vorbedacht Vorsatz

prévoyance prévention

framsÿni; fyrirhyggja

precauzione premeditazione

išankstinis apgalvojimas

tālredzība

tedbir

事先的考虑

forethought

[ˈfɔːθɔːt] N → previsión f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

forethought

[ˈfɔː^rθɔːt] n → prévoyance f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

forethought

n → Vorbedacht m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

forethought

[ˈfɔːˌθɔːt] n → previdenza
to act with forethought → essere previdente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

forethought

(ˈfoːθoːt) noun

thought about, or concern for, the future. They acted without sufficient forethought.

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For as they have no pretensions to an angle, being inferior in this respect to the very lowest of the Isosceles, they are consequently wholly devoid of brain-power, and have neither reflection, judgment nor forethought, and hardly any memory.

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He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.

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It is also from natural causes that some beings command and others obey, that each may obtain their mutual safety; for a being who is endowed with a mind capable of reflection and forethought is by nature the superior and governor, whereas he whose excellence is merely corporeal is formect to be a slave; whence it follows that the different state of master [1252b] and slave is equally advantageous to both.

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He told her he had often noticed that she lacked forethought.

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The curate, I found, was quite incapable of dis- cussion; this new and culminating atrocity had robbed him of all vestiges of reason or forethought. Practically he had already sunk to the level of an animal.

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It was evident that she had been prepared to weep, for she had provided herself with a sufficiency of handkerchiefs; I admired her forethought, but in retrospect it made her tears perhaps less moving.

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No, it ain't; but it's more by luck than forethought. I ain't got any patience with your flowers and frizzled-out hair and furbelows an' airs an' graces, for all the world like your Miss-Nancy father."

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Seeing his total want of care and forethought, Captain Bonneville determined to let him suffer a little, in hopes it might prove a salutary lesson; and, at any rate, to make him no more presents while in the neighborhood of his needy cousins.

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With the same anxious forethought he wrote a letter of instructions to Captain Thorn, in which he urged the strictest attention to the health of himself and his crew, and to the promotion of good-humor and harmony on board his ship.

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With a woman's natural forethought in a difficult position, she had provided the furnishing of the tea-table as a subtle indication of the social difference between her and her guest.

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The question was set at rest by his forethought, disclosed by the arrival of some large packages addressed to her.

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After some delay, the object of her desire was procured, likewise a bottle of dressing to prevent further loss of time at home, and off she drove again, well pleased with her own forethought.