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单词 foreknowledge
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foreknowledge

He looked dismayed at her foreknowledge of what he had come to say.A childish foreknowledge, that with love there had to be loss.My room sways with foreknowledge of its imminent destruction."I won't, because I wouldn't want you to have foreknowledge of a felony.
(noun) 
Definition
knowledge of something before it actually happens
The General had foreknowledge of the plot.
Synonyms
prior knowledge
advance knowledge
previous understanding
(noun) 
the key to the mystery of foreknowledge
Synonyms
precognition
foresight
They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
forewarning
clairvoyance
prescience (formal)
his prescience in forecasting the dreadful effects of nuclear weapons
prevision

Additional synonyms

in the sense of foresight
Definition
the ability to anticipate and provide for future needs
They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
Synonyms
forethought,
prudence,
circumspection,
far-sightedness,
care,
provision,
caution,
precaution,
anticipation,
preparedness,
prescience (formal),
premeditation,
prevision (rare)
in the sense of prescience
Definition
knowledge of events before they happen
his prescience in forecasting the dreadful effects of nuclear weapons
Synonyms
foresight,
clairvoyance,
precognition,
second sight,
foreknowledge,
prevision (rare)

Nearby words of
foreknowledge

  • forehead
  • foreign
  • foreigner
  • foreknowledge
  • foreman
  • foremost
  • forename

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