👉 In linguistics and communication studies, "foreknows" is a term that refers to someone who knows something before it is known. It is often used in the context of science or technology where one has already observed something before it is described as "known." However, it can also be applied to other fields such as history, literature, and philosophy. In the field of linguistics, foreknows could refer to a person who knows more than they previously knew about a particular topic. For