Aforethought

WOTD - 29 February 2008    

English

Etymology

From afore- +‎ thought.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈfɔː.θɔːt/, SAMPA: /@"fO:.TO:t/
• (US) IPA: /əˈfɔːr.θɑːt/, /əˈfɔːr.θɔːt/, SAMPA: /@"fO:r.TAt/

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Adjective

Aforethought (not comparable)

1. Premeditated; planned ahead of time.

   This was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought.

Notes

Unlike most English adjectives, aforethought is a postpositive adjective and immediately follows the noun it modifies.

Synonyms

• (premeditated): planned, premeditated

Thesaurus

advised; calculatedness; calculation; considered; deliberateness; deliberation; designed; express intention; expressness; forethought; intentionality; preconsideration; preconsidered; predeliberated; predeliberation; predetermination; predetermined; premeditated; premeditation; prepense; preresolution; preresolved; studied; studious; thought-out

Translations

premeditated; planned ahead of time

Bulgarian: предумишлен (bg) Polish: rozmyślny m., z premedytacją

Turkish: kasıtlı (tr), planlı (tr), planlanmış (tr)

Related terms

• fore
• forethought
• thought