Definition of forethought

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Forethought (n.) A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care.

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Forethought :: Forethought (a.) Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate..
Premeditation :: Premeditation (n.) The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought.
Calculated :: Calculated (p. p. & a.) Adapted by calculation, contrivance. or forethought to accomplish a purpose; as, to use arts calculated to deceive the people..
Improvident :: Improvident (a.) Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an improvident man..
Foresight :: Foresight (n.) Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought.
Lot :: Lot (n.) That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
Lookout :: Lookout (n.) Object or duty of forethought and care; responsibility.
Prevention :: Prevention (n.) Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought..
Aforethought :: Aforethought (n.) Premeditation.
Aforethought :: Aforethought (a.) Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder..
Prepense :: Prepense (v. t.) Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, malice prepense..
Forethoughtful :: Forethoughtful (a.) Having forethought.
Prudent :: Prudent (a.) Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as, prudent behavior..
Murder :: Murder (n.) The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide..
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity..
Calculate :: Calculate (v. i.) To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the government and protection of a free people..
Forethought :: Forethought (n.) A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care.
Calculating :: Calculating (a.) Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting; scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition..
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