Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
- noun [⟨ fore +
wit , a clever man.] One who puts himself forward as a leader in matters of taste or criticism. - To foreknow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or taste.
- noun Foresight; prudence.
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- noun One who puts himself forward as a
leader in matters oftaste orcriticism . - verb transitive, obsolete To
foreknow . - noun Timely
knowledge ;precaution ;foresight .
Etymologies
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From fore- (“prominent, out in front”) + wit (“a clever man”).
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From Middle English forwiten, from Old English forewitan ("to foreknow"), equivalent to fore- + wit (“to know”).
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From Middle English forwit, equivalent to fore- + wit (“knowledge, understanding”).
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