foreguess

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /fɔrˈɡɛs/ UK /fɔːˈɡɛs/ See IPA manual

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to guess or conjecture beforehand; to anticipate

No one could foreguess the strange turn the trial would take.

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1 verb · to guess or conjecture... anticipate conjecture forecast surmise predict foresee

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Related forms fore guess

Etymology

A compound of fore- ('beforehand') and guess (from Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin), meaning to conjecture in advance. Rare and chiefly archaic.

fore Old English gessen Middle English

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# foreguess

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** fɔrˈɡɛs
**IPA (UK):** fɔːˈɡɛs

## Meanings
1. to guess or conjecture beforehand; to anticipate

## Examples
- No one could foreguess the strange turn the trial would take.

## Synonyms
- anticipate
- conjecture
- forecast
- surmise
- predict
- foresee

## Related Forms
- fore
- guess

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fore
- Root: gessen

## Etymology
A compound of fore- ('beforehand') and guess (from Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin), meaning to conjecture in advance. Rare and chiefly archaic.

## AI Etymology
Foreguess is a compound of fore- ('beforehand') and guess (from Middle English gessen, probably of Scandinavian origin), meaning to conjecture in advance. Rare and chiefly archaic. The compound structure is semantically important: one element narrows the setting, direction, or quality, and the other supplies the object, action, or base idea. As a verb, it means "to guess or conjecture beforehand; to anticipate", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Old English fore and Middle English gessen. Related words include fore, guess.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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