English

Verb

forethink ‎(third-person singular simple present forethinks, present participle forethinking, simple past and past participle forethought)

1. (transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)

2. (transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
   • 1635, John Donne, Song:

     Let not thy divining heart / Forethinke me any ill [...].

   • Shakespeare

     The soul of every man / Prophetically doth forethink thy fall.