different between debrief vs forethought

English

Etymology

de- +? brief.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di??b?i?f/
• Rhymes: -i?f

Verb

debrief (third-person singular simple present debriefs, present participle debriefing, simple past and past participle debriefed)

1. (transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence.
2. (transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc.
3. (transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

Derived terms

• debriefing (noun)

Translations

Anagrams

• briefed, defiber, defibre, fibered, firebed

English

Etymology

From Middle English forethouht, forethoght, from Old English *foreþ?ht (“forethought”); equivalent to fore- +? thought. See also forethink.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /?f??(?)???t/
• (adjective, verb) IPA^(key): /f??(?)????t/

Noun

forethought (countable and uncountable, plural forethoughts)

1. Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.

2. Anticipation.
3. Provident care; prudence.

Derived terms

• forethoughtful

Translations

Adjective

forethought (not comparable)

1. Thought of, or planned, beforehand.
   • c. 1613-1621, Francis Bacon, The judicial charge upon the commission of Oyer and Terminer held for the verge of the Court

     Forethought malice.

   Synonyms: aforethought, premeditated

Verb

forethought

1. simple past tense and past participle of forethink