foreknow

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

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey

In short, if one can foreknow what a comparison will reveal, telepathy before the comparison is unproven.

From The Leader by Dongen, H. R. van

God kept us both in so great a dependence on His orders, that He did not let us foreknow them; but the divine moment of His providence determined everything.

From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte

When they sought for the cause, it was mainly in order to control the effect or if it was uncontrollable, to foreknow and adapt their conduct to it.

From Auguste Comte and Positivism by Mill, John Stuart

Did he, like the old hero Njal, "gentle and generous," foreknow his end as he chose out this quiet, beautiful spot?

From Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road by Bates, Katharine Lee