Foreknow
Foreknow verb - To realize or know about beforehand.
Usage example: what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?
Prefigure and foreknow are semantically related. in predict topic. In some cases you can use "Prefigure" instead a verb "Foreknow".
Nearby Words: foreknowing, foreknown
Prefigure
Prefigure verb - To give a slight indication of beforehand.
Usage example: the first crocus traditionally prefigures the arrival of spring
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- imagine and foreknow
- imagine and prefigure
- envision and foreknow
- envision and prefigure
- call and foreknow
- call and prefigure
- forecast and foreknow
- forecast and prefigure
- prophesy and foreknow
- prophesy and prefigure
- predict and foreknow
- predict and prefigure
- adumbrate and foreknow
- adumbrate and prefigure
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