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How do you use Aforethought in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like planned or plotted, plus the exact meaning.

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Aforethought in a sentence

Aforethought meaning

Premeditated; planned ahead of time.

Synonyms of Aforethought

planned plotted premeditated

Related words

Other words often associated with Aforethought or its synonyms:

intended designed studied conceived projected calculated prearranged contrived measured predetermined unplanned unpremeditated

Using Aforethought

  • The main meaning on this page is: Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
  • Useful related words include: planned, plotted, premeditated.
  • In the example corpus, aforethought often appears in combinations such as: malice aforethought.

Context around Aforethought

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

malice 5×

Often after:

premeditation 1×

Sentence patterns with Aforethought

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

been malice aforethought premeditation 1× example malice aforethought is used 1× requires malice aforethought and would 1× with malice aforethought 1× without malice aforethought i had 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example malice 1× the charge of 1× the definition of 1× the standard for 1× without malice aforethought 1×

Common sentence endings:

committing capital murder 1× have never stuck 1× malice aforethought premeditation 1× of the pilgrims 1× with malice aforethought 1×

Words around Aforethought

Just before it in the word index:

aforesaid 32 aforementioned 1.141 afore 10 aford 19 afor 2 afoot 100

Just after it in the word index:

afos 4 afoul 107 afp 912 afpak 3 afpfl 2 afptv 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Aforethought

  • In this selection, "aforethought" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, malice and premeditation stand out and add context to how "aforethought" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include been malice aforethought premeditation and example malice aforethought is used. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aforethought" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aforethought

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The standard for murder 1 has about always been malice aforethought / premeditation. (12 words)

The charge of murder requires "malice aforethought" and would have never stuck. (12 words)

For example, malice aforethought is used as a requirement for committing capital murder. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The definition of a crime is thus constructed using only these elements rather than the colorful language of mens rea: Dubber p. 46 Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought. (35 words)

Without malice aforethought I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims! (23 words)

For example, malice aforethought is used as a requirement for committing capital murder. (13 words)

Exclamation examples

Without malice aforethought I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims! (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

The standard for murder 1 has about always been malice aforethought / premeditation.

The charge of murder requires "malice aforethought" and would have never stuck.

For example, malice aforethought is used as a requirement for committing capital murder.

The definition of a crime is thus constructed using only these elements rather than the colorful language of mens rea: Dubber p. 46 Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being with malice aforethought.

Without malice aforethought I had given them the best show that was ever staged in their territory since the landing of the Pilgrims!

Common combinations with aforethought

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "aforethought" in a sentence?
An example: "The standard for murder 1 has about always been malice aforethought / premeditation." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "aforethought" from authentic English texts.
What does "aforethought" mean?
Aforethought means: Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
What are synonyms of "aforethought"?
Common synonyms of "aforethought" include: planned, plotted, premeditated.
How many example sentences with "aforethought" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "aforethought", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.