'Foreknew' definitions:

Definition of 'Foreknew'

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Foreknow \Fore*know"\, v. t. [imp. Foreknew; p. p. Foreknown; p. pr. & vb. n. Foreknowing.] To have previous knowledge of; to know beforehand. [1913 Webster]
Who would the miseries of man foreknow? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]