foreknow

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foreknow - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Foreknow \Fore*know"\, v. t. [imp. Foreknew; p. p.
     Foreknown; p. pr. & vb. n. Foreknowing.]
     To have previous knowledge of; to know beforehand.
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           Who would the miseries of man foreknow?  --Dryden.
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foreknow - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  foreknow
      v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse,
           foreknow, foresee]