Home › Words › F › forelearnforelearnforelearn means to learn beforehand or in advance.EtymologyFrom fore- + learn.verbTo learn beforehand or in advance.e.g.“Broder too, one of the Danish warriors at that battle, is represented as having consulted augury to forelearn the fate of the day.” — 1830, The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, page 278:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.forelearning 90% match — Learning beforehand or in advance. vs forelearn →forehear 78% match — To hear beforehand. vs forelearn →foreknow 75% match — To have knowledge of beforehand. vs forelearn →forethink 73% match — To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate. vs forelearn →aforehand 73% match — Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation. vs forelearn →foreconsider 73% match — To consider beforehand; think about in advance. vs forelearn →forelove 73% match — To love beforehand or in advance. vs forelearn →forebelieve 71% match — To believe beforehand; believe in advance. vs forelearn →