forecount en · NOUN
Etymology
From fore- + count.
Meanings
- A preliminary tally, reckoning, or estimation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forecounts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
forecount en · VERB
Etymology
From fore- + count.
Meanings
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(transitive) To count beforehand.
But there is no need to thus “forecount the years.”
1895, The Dublin Review:
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(transitive) To prejudge or esteem in advance.
[…] Men always forecount their wives prudent, and their children dutiful.
1789, Henry Home (Lord Kames.), Introduction to the Art of Thinking:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forecounted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forecounted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| forecounting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| forecounts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |