forecount

English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ count.

Verb

forecount (third-person singular simple present forecounts, present participle forecounting, simple past and past participle forecounted)

  1. (transitive) To count beforehand.
    • 1895, The Dublin Review:
      But there is no need to thus “forecount the years.”
  2. (transitive) To prejudge or esteem in advance.
    • 1789, Henry Home (Lord Kames.), Introduction to the Art of Thinking:
      […] Men always forecount their wives prudent, and their children dutiful.

Noun

forecount (plural forecounts)

  1. A preliminary tally, reckoning, or estimation.
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