foreknowing

/fˈɔɹnˌoʊɪŋ/ verb

present participle and gerund of foreknow

Word Origin From Old English 'fore' (before) and 'cnawan' (to know) — foreknowing is knowing beforehand. The fore- prefix also appears in foresee, foretell, and forecast. The know part is from Proto-Germanic *knēaną, related to can, cunning, and acknowledge. The PIE root *ǵneh₃- meant 'to know,' giving us gnostic and diagnosis. So foreknowing is literally 'before-knowing.'

verb present participle and gerund of foreknow

She is foreknowing the outcome with remarkable accuracy.

(动词) 预知;先知;预见

她以惊人的准确性预知着结果。

(verbo) participio presente y gerundio de saber de antemano

Ella está previendo el resultado con notable precisión.

(verbe) pressentant; en pressentant; sachant à l'avance; présageant [Participe présent et gérondif de « foreknow » (savoir à l'avance, pressentir).]

Elle est en train de foreknowing l'issue avec une précision remarquable.

(Verb) vorauswissend; vorherwissend [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs *foreknow*; etwas im Voraus wissen oder vorhersehen.]

Sie **is foreknowing** den Ausgang mit bemerkenswerter Genauigkeit.

(動詞) 事前に知っている

彼女は結果を驚くほど正確に予知している。

(verbo) pressabendo; sabendo de antemão; prevendo [particípio presente e gerúndio de foreknow (pressaber).]

Ela está pressabendo o resultado com notável precisão.

Word parts: fore + know + ing

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