Definition
Careful thinking about what might happen in the future; planning ahead and preparing for possible future events.
Etymology
From fore- (before) + thought (from Old English thoht). This word emerged in Middle English to describe the mental act of preparing in advance for what may come.
Kelly Says
Forethought is one of those rare words that actually means something simple but sounds wise—every successful invention, from umbrellas to seatbelts, is basically forethought in action!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
事先 ምስል
sis-seen mis-el
ARالعربية
التفكير المسبق
al-tafkīr al-misbaq
BNবাংলা
পূর্বাভাস
poor-ba-bha-as
CACatalà
previsió
pre-vi-sio
CSČeština
předvídání
pred-vee-da-ni
DADansk
forudseende
for-oo-sin-de
DEDeutsch
Voraussicht
foh-rah-shicht
ELΕλληνικά
προβλέψη
pro-ble-psi
ESEspañol
previsión
pre-vi-sion
FAفارسی
پیشبینی
pish-bini
FISuomi
arviointi
ar-vyo-in-ti
FRFrançais
prévoyance
pre-vwa-yans
GUGU
પહેલેથી જ વિચારવું
peh-le-thi j vi-chaar-vu
HAHA
yiyye a gabanin
yee-ye a ga-ba-nin
HEעברית
תכנון מראש
ta-kh-noon mi-rash
HIहिन्दी
पूर्वानुमान
poor-va-anu-maan
HUMagyar
előre gondolkodás
el-ore gon-dol-ko-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
perencanaan
pe-ran-ca-na-an
IGIG
cheta ọnọ
che-ta on-o
ITItaliano
previsione
pre-vi-sio-ne
KKKK
өндеген ойлау
on-de-gen oy-lau
KO한국어
미리 생각하는 것
mi-ri sa-gang-ha-neun geot
MRMR
पूर्वानुमान
poor-va-anu-maan
MSBahasa Melayu
perancangan
pe-ran-ca-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျမ်းကြောင်း သုံး
kyan-kyaing thu-ng
NLNederlands
vooruitdenken
vo-or-uit-den-ken
NONorsk
forutseende
for-oo-sin-de
PAPA
ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸੋਚਣਾ
peh-laan soch-na
PLPolski
przewidywanie
przew-i-d-y-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
antecipação
an-te-si-pa-são
RORomână
anticipare
an-ti-ci-pare
RUРусский
провидение
pro-vi-de-ni-ye
SVSvenska
förutseende
for-oo-sin-de
SWKiswahili
kujua mapema
koo-jee-a ma-pe-ma
TAதமிழ்
முன்னரே யோசித்தல்
mun-na-re ye-o-shi-ttal
TEతెలుగు
ముందుగా ఆలోచించడం
mun-du-ga a-lo-chinch-da-m
THไทย
การคิดล่วงหน้า
gaan-kit-luang-na
TLTL
pag-iisip nang maaga
pa-gis-ip nang ma-a-ga
TRTürkçe
ön düşünme
ön düşün-me
UKУкраїнська
передбачення
pered-ba-chennya
URاردو
مسبقاً سوچنا
misbaqan soch-na
VITiếng Việt
sự suy nghĩ trước
su-suy-nee-troc
ZUZU
ukuthi ngaphambili
koo-thi ngaphambili