aforethought

aforethought

English

WOTD – 29 February 2008

Etymology

From afore- +‎ thought.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈfɔː.θɔːt/
• (General American)
  • IPA^(key): /əˈfɔɹ.θɔt/, /əˈfɔɹ.θɑt/

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  • (rare, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈæfɚθɔt/, /ˈæfɚθɑt/

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Adjective

aforethought (not comparable)

1. (postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.

   This was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought.

Synonyms

• (premeditated): planned, premeditated

Related terms

• fore
• forethought
• malice aforethought
• thought

Translations

premeditated; planned ahead of time

Arabic: مُدَبَّر‎ m (mudabbar), مُبَيَّت‎ m (mubayyat) Bulgarian: предумишлен (bg) (predumišlen) Manx: roie-smooinit

Polish: rozmyślny m, z premedytacją Turkish: kasıtlı (tr), planlı (tr), planlanmış