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forewit

forewit noun: timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.

Noun (1)

forewit (countable and uncountable, plural forewits)

  1. Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
    • One good forewit is worth two afterwits.

Verb

forewit (third-person singular simple present forewot, present participle forewitting, simple past and past participle forewist)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To foreknow.

Noun (2)

forewit (plural forewits)

  1. One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism.

Antonyms of forewit

Forms of forewit

Noun
pluralforewits
alternative formfore-wit
Verb
third-person singular presentforewot
present participleforewitting
past participleforewist
pastforewist

Origin of forewit

From Middle English forwit, from Old English *forewit, *forewitt (attested in derivative forewitiġ, forewittiġ (“foreknowing”)), equivalent to fore- + wit (“knowledge, understanding”).

From Middle English forwiten, from Old English fōrewitan (“to foreknow”), equivalent to fore- + wit (“to know”).

From fore- (“prominent, out in front”) + wit (“a clever man”).

Words that rhyme with forewit

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Questions about forewit

What does forewit mean?
Forewit means timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
What part of speech is forewit?
Forewit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of forewit?
The plural of forewit is forewits.

Words near forewit in the dictionary

  1. forewisdom
  2. forewish
  3. forewished
  4. forewishes
  5. forewishing
  6. forewit
  7. forewits
  8. forewold
  9. forewolds
  10. forewoman
  11. forewomen

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