Meanings
foreknowing1
nounforeknowing (usually uncountable, plural foreknowings)
plural foreknowings
- uncountableusuallyforeknowledge
foreknowing2
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of foreknow
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
foreknowing · noun
- Middle Englishforeknowynge
- Englishforeknowing
From Middle English foreknowynge, equivalent to fore- + knowing.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
foreknowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreknowing
MLA
“foreknowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreknowing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreknowing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreknowing.
Source: foreknowing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.