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foreknows

foreknows is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 foreknows

What is foreknows the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Foreknows is the third-person singular simple present indicative of foreknow.

Words near foreknows in the dictionary

  1. foreknowingly
  2. foreknowings
  3. foreknowledge
  4. foreknowledges
  5. foreknown
  6. foreknows
  7. forel
  8. foreladies
  9. forelady
  10. forelaid
  11. forelain

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