forethink

Etymology

From Middle English forethynken, from Old English fōreþenċan (“to premeditate, consider, be mindful”), corresponding to fore- + think. Cognate with Dutch voordenken, German vordenken (“to think ahead”).

verb

  1. To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.“O vain sorceress , that could be wary to avoid the punishment of Saul ; careless to avoid the judgment of God ! Could we forethink what our sin would cost us , we durst not but be innocent”
  2. To think about beforehand; to anticipate.“[…]and the soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.”