fore|knowl|edge

fore|knowl|edge
fore|knowl|edge «FR NOL ihj, FOHR-; fr NOL-, fohr-», noun.
knowledge of a thing before it exists or happens; prescience: »

This persistent foreknowledge, this queer ability to outguess my betters, began to have a vaguely dispiriting effect on me (New Yorker).


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  • foreknowledge — fore|knowl|edge [fo:ˈnɔlıdʒ US fo:rˈna:l ] n [U] formal knowledge that something is going to happen before it actually does …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • foreknowledge — fore|knowl|edge [ fɔr nalıdʒ ] noun uncount FORMAL knowledge of events before they happen …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • foreknowledge — fore•knowl•edge [[t]ˈfɔrˌnɒl ɪdʒ, ˈfoʊr , fɔrˈnɒl ɪdʒ, foʊr [/t]] n. knowledge of something before it exists or happens; prescience • Etymology: 1525–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • Foreknowledge — Fore*knowl edge, n. Knowledge of a thing before it happens, or of whatever is to happen; prescience. [1913 Webster] If I foreknew, Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • abil — abil·i·ty; ac·cept·abil·i·ty; ac·count·abil·i·ty; ac·tion·abil·i·ty; al·ter·abil·i·ty; change·abil·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·put·abil·i·ty; con·ceiv·abil·i·ty; con·firm·abil·i·ty; con·form·abil·i·ty; cred·it·abil·i·ty; cross·abil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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