- careful thought to make sure that things are successful in the future
- Some forethought and preparation are necessary before you embark on the project.
- He had had the forethought to book in advance.
- She was appalled at her own lack of forethought.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + forethought- have
- with forethought
- without forethought
- a lack of forethought
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See forethought in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarywith malice aforethought
- (law) with the deliberate intention of committing a crime or harming somebody
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