To consider or think about something in advance or beforehand.
Combines 'fore-' (before) with 'consider' from Latin 'considerare' (probably from 'con-' with 'sidus' meaning 'star'—originally meaning to observe stars carefully). Used in formal philosophical texts.
Ancient astronomers literally had to 'foreconsider' the night sky—planning which stars to observe before they began their work, which is probably why this 'consider' word comes from watching the stars!
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