Definition of "forethought"

forethought

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)θɔːt/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural forethoughts
1. Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.
2. Anticipation.
3. Provident care; prudence.
adjective
not comparable
1. Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
  Quotations
  Forethought malice.
  c. 1613–1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court
verb
1. simple past and past participle of forethink