forethought

n.

1. Deliberation, consideration, or planning beforehand.
2. Preparation or thought for the future. See synonyms at prudence.

forethoughtful fore'thought'ful adj.
forethoughtfully fore'thought'ful·ly adv.
forethoughtfulness fore'thought'ful·ness n.

noun

The exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters: caution, circumspection, discretion, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethoughtfulness, precaution, prudence. See careful/careless.

n

Definition: mental preparedness
Antonyms: hindsight, ignorance, neglect, thoughtlessness, unpreparedness

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: planning or plotting in advance of acting
  Synonym: premeditation

Meaning #2: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
  Synonyms: caution, precaution, care

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - omtanke, planlægning, forudseenhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
zorg voor de toekomst, toekomstplanning, opzet

Français (French)
n. - prévoyance, prudence

Deutsch (German)
n. - Überlegung, Vorbedacht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προμελέτη, πρόνοια

Italiano (Italian)
preveggenza, premeditazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - reflexão (f) prévia

Русский (Russian)
продуманность, предусмотри- тельность, преднамеренность

Español (Spanish)
n. - previsión, premeditación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - omtänksam, beräkning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
事先的考虑, 先见, 深谋远虑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 事先的考慮, 先見, 深謀遠慮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미래에 대한 걱정

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 考慮, 用心

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تدبر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחשבה תחילה, דאגה לעתיד, כוונה‬

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