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adjective

Definition of foreknowingnext
as in foreseeing

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foreknowing

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noun

as in foretelling

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foreknowing

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verb

present participle of foreknow
as in anticipating
to realize or know about beforehand what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?

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“Foreknowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknowing. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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