forewit

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noun

Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.

“One good forewit is worth two afterwits.”

Opposite
afterwit
OriginMiddle English forwit ← Old English *forewit →
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Meanings

forewit1

nounforewit (countable and uncountable, plural forewits)

plural forewits · alternative fore-wit

  1. countableuncountableTimely knowledge; precaution; foresight.

    One good forewit is worth two afterwits.

forewit2

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

present singular third person forewot · participle present forewitting · participle past forewist · past forewist · alternative fore-wit

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo foreknow.

forewit3

nounforewit (plural forewits)

plural forewits · alternative fore-wit

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
afterwit

Origin

forewit · noun

  1. Old English*forewit
  2. Middle Englishforwit
  3. Englishforewit

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

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forewit · verb

  1. Old Englishfōrewitan“to foreknow”
  2. Middle Englishforwiten
  3. Englishforewit

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

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forewit · noun

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with forewit

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“forewit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forewit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewit.

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