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Fore"thought` (?), a. Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon.

Fore"thought`, n. A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation; forecast; provident care.

A sphere that will demand from him forethought, courage, and wisdom.

I. Taylor.

Fore"thought`ful (?), a. Having forethought. [R.]

Fore"time` (?), n. The past; the time before the present. "A very dim foretime." J. C. Shairp.

Fore"to`ken (?), n. [AS. foretcen. See Token.] Prognostic; previous omen. Sir P. Sidney.

Fore*to"ken (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretokened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Foretokening (?).] [AS. foretcnian; fore + tcnian.] To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.

Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.

Daniel.

Fore" tooth` (?), pl. Fore teeth (&?;). (Anat.) One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.

Fore"top` (?), n. 1. The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse.

2. That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a periwig.

3. (Naut.) The platform at the head of the foremast.

Fore`-top*gal"lant (? or ?), a. (Naut.) Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail.

Fore`-top"mast (?), n. (Naut.) The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See Ship.

Fore`-top"sail (? or ?), n. (Naut.) See Sail.

For*ev"er (fr*v"r), adv. [For, prep. + ever.] 1. Through eternity; through endless ages; eternally.

2. At all times; always.

In England, for and ever are usually written and printed as two separate words; but, in the United States, the general practice is to make but a single word of them.

Forever and ever, an emphatic "forever."

Syn. -- Constantly; continually; invariably; unchangeably; incessantly; always; perpetually; unceasingly; ceaselessly; interminably; everlastingly; endlessly; eternally.

Fore*vouched" (fr*voucht"), a. Formerly vouched or avowed; affirmed in advance. [R.] Shak.

Fore"ward` (fr"wrd`), n. The van; the front. [Obs.]

My foreward shall be drawn out all in length, Consisting equally of horse and foot.

Shak.

Fore*warn" (fr*wrn"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Forewarned (-wrnd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Forewarning.] To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance.

We were forewarned of your coming.