forereckoning

forereckoning is the present participle and gerund of forereckon.

Meaning of forereckon

forereckon (third-person singular simple present forereckons, present participle forereckoning, simple past and past participle forereckoned)

(transitive) To reckon beforehand or in advance; prefigure
- The past is leaving us, the untried and unknown future is before us, and we can none of us forecast or forereckon what Seventynine, another twelve months, will bring to us and ours. What 1878 has been 1879 may not be, or vice versa ; …1878, The Freemason and Masonic Illustrated

forereckoning (plural not attested)

(no plural) Precalculation; foreplanning
- […] had to have sleep, but decided that since I could not afford to be wrong in my forereckoning, I would at those times guard against surprise by leaning a heavy stick against the bar so that the latter's displacement would cause it to fall and wake […]1948, The Restless Voyage
- We of the Power have a certain measure of control over the natural elements, though like all else that is subject to failure or success beyond our forereckoning.2003, Andre Norton, The Gates to Witch World

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From forereckon + -ing.

What does forereckoning mean?: Forereckoning means precalculation; foreplanning.
What is forereckoning the present participle and gerund of?: Forereckoning is the present participle and gerund of forereckon.
What part of speech is forereckoning?: Forereckoning is a noun.

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