foresee
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
to see beforehand.
Origin of foresee
1synonym study For foresee
Other words for foresee
Other words from foresee
- fore·see·a·ble, adjective
- fore·se·er, noun
- un·fore·see·ing, adjective
- un·fore·seen, adjective
- well-fore·seen, adjective
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How to use foresee in a sentence
Solyndra ultimately failed because of global industrial changes that few could have foreseen.
The GOP is on track to keep control of the Senate and gain rather than lose seats in the House — outcomes congressional Democratic leaders did not foresee.
Democrats’ ambitious agenda for 2021 runs into unexpected obstacle — McConnell’s resilience | Erica Werner | November 5, 2020 | Washington PostNeeraj Agrawal, a spokesperson for the nonprofit crypto research group Coin Center, told Fortune that he doesn’t foresee major changes in political attitudes toward crypto, given that Congress will likely remain split after this week’s election.
“We didn’t foresee being able to expand on those numbers too much.”
Can Christmas-themed Miracle bars help save America’s devastated bar industry? | Rachel Schallom | October 24, 2020 | FortuneAlankar foresees the possibility of a downward spiral in the dollar that would severely curtail the foreign purchases of Treasurys sorely needed to sustain our gigantic borrowing without causing a crisis.
The biggest economic threat facing the next administration: A weak dollar | Shawn Tully | October 11, 2020 | Fortune
Of course, nobody could have foreseen that the floor would begin to crack.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat is, the political ramifications of most votes these people take can be very easily foreseen.
He had been the least violent of lawbreakers and nobody could have foreseen that he would suffer such a death.
Or, perhaps, one that could have been foreseen only with 20/20 hindsight.
The Exemplary Plane at the Heart of the MH370 Mystery | Clive Irving | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhy did I say it was alarming that this present state of affairs was not foreseen by the West?
Ukraine Is On the Verge Of War And Putin Is To Blame | Michael Weiss | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a difficulty foreseen long ago in Socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsAs he had foreseen, the business of the house rapidly increased: its returns were great.
And new consequences, still more disastrous than any she had foreseen, presented themselves one after another.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettMalcolm had foreseen this pitfall in the smooth road that was seemingly opening before him.
The Red Year | Louis TracyBut death—the taking of life—was a selective process, intentionally executed, the result a foreseen conclusion.
British Dictionary definitions for foresee
/ (fɔːˈsiː) /
(tr; may take a clause as object) to see or know beforehand: he did not foresee that
Derived forms of foresee
- foreseeable, adjective
- foreseer, noun
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