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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forethought \Fore"thought'\, adjective Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. ''Forethought malice.'' --Bacon.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Forethought \Fore"thought'\, noun A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care.
A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom. --I. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
forethought
noun
1: planning or plotting in advance of acting [syn: {premeditation}]
2: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" [syn: {caution}, {precaution}, {care}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
111 Moby Thesaurus words for "forethought": TLC, aforethought, anticipation, approach, arrangement, attack, attention, blueprint, blueprinting, calculatedness, calculation, canniness, care, carefulness, caution, charting, circumspection, circumspectness, conception, concern, consideration, contrivance, deliberateness, deliberation, design, device, discreetness, discretion, disposition, enterprise, envisagement, express intention, expressness, figuring, forearming, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethoughtfulness, game, graphing, ground plan, guidelines, gumption, heed, heedfulness, idea, insurance, intention, intentionality, judgment, layout, lineup, long-range plan, loving care, mapping, master plan, measures, method, methodology, mindfulness, operations research, organization, plan, planning, planning function, plotting, prearrangement, precaution, precautions, precautiousness, preconsideration, predeliberation, predetermination, premeditation, preparedness, preresolution, preventive measure, procedure, program, program of action, protection, providence, provision, rationalization, regard, regardfulness, safeguard, schedule, schema, schematism, schematization, scheme, scheme of arrangement, sense, setup, solicitude, steps, steps and measures, strategic plan, strategy, system, systematization, tactical plan, tactics, tender loving care, the big picture, the picture, thoughtfulness, way, working plan
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