aforethought en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈfɔɹ.θɔt/ (General-American)
- /əˈfɔɹ.θɑt/ (General-American)
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- /əˈfɔː.θɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English a- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- English afore- Proto-Indo-European *teng-der. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną Proto-Germanic *þanhtaz Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht Old English þōht Middle English thought English thought English aforethought From afore- + thought.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, postpositional) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
This act was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought.
Relateds
forethought · thought · malice aforethought · fore
Synonyms
Translations (11)
gv roie-smooinit (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · tr planlı (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · pl rozmyślny (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · tr kasıtlı (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · bg предумишлен (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · tr planlanmış (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · fi harkittu (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · fi suunniteltu (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · ar مُدَبَّر (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · ar مُبَيَّت (premeditated; planned ahead of time) · pl umyślny (premeditated; planned ahead of time)