foreknew
Verb (past tense of foreknow) - To have knowledge of something before it happens; to know in advance. - Foreknew is the simple past tense form of the verb foreknow, which means to have prior knowledge or foresight of an event or fact.
- (She knew the result in advance.)
- (The prophet had prior knowledge of the catastrophe.)
- (No one had advance knowledge of the collapse.)
"to be foreknown": to be known beforehand, typically used in passive constructions.
- The plan was foreknown by only a few trusted advisors. (Only a small group knew the plan in advance.)
"foreknew not": an archaic or poetic negative form meaning "did not know beforehand."
- He foreknew not the sorrow that awaited him. (He did not anticipate the sadness.)
Foreknow (v): the base form, meaning to know beforehand.
- Only a clairvoyant can truly foreknow the future. (Only a psychic can know the future in advance.)
Foreknowledge (n): knowledge of something before it occurs; prescience.
- His foreknowledge of the market crash saved him from financial ruin. (His advance knowledge protected him.)
Foreknown (adj/past participle): known in advance.
- The outcome was foreknown by the scientists. (The result was known beforehand.)
Foresaw: past tense of foresee — to see or know something ahead of time.
- She foresaw the difficulties and prepared accordingly. (She anticipated the problems.)
Anticipated: to expect or predict something.
- They anticipated the storm and took shelter. (They expected the storm before it came.)
Presaged: to have a sign or warning of something in advance.
- The dark clouds presaged the coming rain. (The clouds indicated rain before it arrived.)
To have foreknowledge of: to be aware of something before it happens.
- The spy had foreknowledge of the enemy's plans. (The spy knew the plans in advance.)
To know in advance: a common phrase meaning to have prior knowledge.
- We knew in advance that the test would be difficult. (We had prior knowledge of the test's difficulty.)