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foreknow

[fawr-noh, fohr-] / fɔrˈnoʊ, foʊr- /

VERB

divine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deduce discern foresee foretell infer prophesy surmise visualize

STRONG

anticipate apprehend conjecture forebode guess intuit perceive predict previse prognosticate see suppose suspect understand

WEAK

crystal-ball crystal-ball it forefeel go out on a limb opine see in the cards take a shot take a stab

Antonyms

STRONG

calculate disbelieve know misinterpret misunderstand

VERB

expect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await forecast foresee hope predict suppose take think

STRONG

apprehend assume calculate conjecture contemplate divine envisage feel figure gather imagine look presume presuppose reckon sense surmise suspect trust understand

WEAK

bargain for bargain on be afraid count on hope for in the cards look ahead to look for look forward to see coming wait for watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve

STRONG

disregard know misunderstand neglect overlook

VERB

foresee

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discern envisage expect forecast foretell perceive presage

STRONG

apprehend divine espy forebode previse prognosticate prophesy see visualize

WEAK

call the turn crystal-ball crystal-ball it dope out forefeel have a hunch preknow prevision psych out see it coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook

VERB

foretell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate augur foreshadow portend prefigure presage prophesy signify

STRONG

adumbrate announce apprehend auspicate betoken bode call declare disclose divine divulge figure forebode forecast forewarn proclaim prognosticate read reveal tell

WEAK

call it call the shot crystal-ball crystal-ball it dope out figure out make book psych see something coming soothsay

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal estimate guess hide listen suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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And besides, he has a laboured argument to prove, that God could not foreknow the future volitions of moral agents, unless he views them as “necessarily connected with something else that is evident.” pp. 115-117.

From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor

For as it belongs to his wisdom to foreknow all future events, so it belongs to his power to rule and govern them by his hand.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various

Happy minds that can redeem Their engagements how they please, That no joys or hopes esteem Half so precious as their ease: Wisdom should prepare men so, As if they did all foreknow.

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)

Thou that by Set turns and changes from Thy high And glorious throne dost here below Rule all, and all things dost foreknow!

From Poems of Henry Vaughan, Silurist, Volume II by Chambers, E. K. (Edmund Kerchever)

Question at times She made, yet seemed the answer to foreknow.

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey

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