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- [fawr-nol-ij, fohr-, fawr-nol-ij, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌnɒl ɪdʒ, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈnɒl ɪdʒ, foʊr-/
- /fɔːˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/
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- [fawr-nol-ij, fohr-, fawr-nol-ij, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌnɒl ɪdʒ, ˈfoʊr-, fɔrˈnɒl ɪdʒ, foʊr-/
Definitions of foreknowledge word
- noun foreknowledge knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience: Did you have any foreknowledge of the scheme? 1
- noun foreknowledge Awareness of something before it happens or exists. 1
- abbreviation FOREKNOWLEDGE foresight 1
- uncountable noun foreknowledge If you have foreknowledge of an event or situation, you have some knowledge of it before it actually happens. 0
- noun foreknowledge knowledge of something before it happens or exists; prescience 0
- noun foreknowledge Knowing beforehand, prescience, foresight, precognition. 0
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Origin of foreknowledge
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35; fore- + knowledge
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Parts of speech for Foreknowledge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foreknowledge popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
foreknowledge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foreknowledge
noun foreknowledge
- precognition — knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.
- anticipation — Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
- hunch — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
- premonition — a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
- prescience — knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight.
Antonyms for foreknowledge
noun foreknowledge
- hindsight — recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.
Top questions with foreknowledge
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