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foreknowing

foreknowing noun: foreknowledge. Also the present participle and gerund of foreknow.

Noun

foreknowing (usually uncountable, plural foreknowings)

  1. (usually) foreknowledge

Also used as

foreknowing is also the present participle and gerund of foreknow.

Forms of foreknowing

pluralforeknowings

Origin of foreknowing

From Middle English foreknowynge, equivalent to fore- + knowing.

From foreknow + -ing.

Words formed from foreknowing

Questions about foreknowing

What does foreknowing mean?
Foreknowing means foreknowledge.
What part of speech is foreknowing?
Foreknowing is a noun.
What is the plural of foreknowing?
The plural of foreknowing is foreknowings.

Words near foreknowing in the dictionary

  1. foreknew
  2. foreknow
  3. foreknowable
  4. foreknower
  5. foreknowers
  6. foreknowing
  7. foreknowingly
  8. foreknowings
  9. foreknowledge
  10. foreknowledges
  11. foreknown

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