aforethought

English

WOTD – 29 February 2008

Etymology

From afore- +‎ thought.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈfɔː.θɔːt/
(General American)
- IPA^(key): /əˈfɔɹ.θɔt/, /əˈfɔɹ.θɑt/
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- (rare, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˈæfɚθɔt/, /ˈæfɚθɑt/
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Adjective

aforethought (not comparable)

(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
This was not merely wrong; it was clearly done with malice aforethought.

Synonyms

(premeditated): planned, premeditated

Related terms

Translations

premeditated; planned ahead of time

Arabic: مُدَبَّر‎ m (mudabbar), مُبَيَّت‎ m (mubayyat)
Bulgarian: предумишлен (bg) (predumišlen)
Manx: roie-smooinit

Polish: rozmyślny m, z premedytacją
Turkish: kasıtlı (tr), planlı (tr), planlanmış

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