foretake

== English == === Etymology === From fore- +‎ take. Also as a back-formation from foretaken. Compare Danish foretage, Swedish företaga. === Verb === foretake (third-person singular simple present foretakes, present participle foretaking, simple past foretook, past participle foretaken) (transitive) To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume. (transitive) To take or choose before another (option); prefer.