forethink

English

Etymology

From Middle English forethynken, from Old English foreþenċan (“to premeditate, consider, be mindful”), corresponding to fore- +‎ think. Cognate with Dutch voordenken, German vordenken (“to think ahead”).

Verb

forethink (third-person singular simple present forethinks, present participle forethinking, simple past and past participle forethought)

1. (transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
2. (intransitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
   • 1635, John Donne, Song:

     Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...].