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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

foremind en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English foremynden, equivalent to fore- + mind.

Meanings

  1. intent, intention.
  2. The forward or conscious part of the mind, easily accessible to memory and cognition.
    • […] I'm floundering at sloppy deliberation in the choice of every new word, and thus damned up in my soul is left to rot. The limit of my foremind to tap and drain onto paper any flow from my residue of self-saturated thoughts is usually half a page at any one sitting. 2007, Neal Cassady, “Letter to Allen Ginsberg, May 15, 1951”, in Anne Waldman, editor, The Beat Book: Writings from the Beat Generation:

Forms

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foreminds Number=Plur lexicographic

foremind en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English foremynden, equivalent to fore- + mind.

Meanings

  1. To intend; predetermine.

Forms

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foreminds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
foreminded Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
foreminded Tense=Past lexicographic
foreminding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic