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foreknew

foreknew is the simple past and past participle of foreknow.

Meaning of foreknow

Verb

foreknow (third-person singular simple present foreknows, present participle foreknowing, simple past foreknew, past participle foreknown)

  1. To have knowledge of beforehand.
    • God hath not reiected his people vvhich he foreknevve.1582, The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ: […] (Douay–Rheims Bible), Rheims: Iohn Fogny, →OCLC, Romanes 11:2, page 409

Questions about foreknew

What is foreknew the simple past and past participle of?
Foreknew is the simple past and past participle of foreknow.

Words near foreknew in the dictionary

  1. forekent
  2. forekidney
  3. forekidneys
  4. foreking
  5. forekings
  6. foreknew
  7. foreknow
  8. foreknowable
  9. foreknower
  10. foreknowers
  11. foreknowing

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