foresee
[ fawr-see ]
/ fɔrˈsi /
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verb (used with object), fore·saw, fore·seen, fore·see·ing.
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
to see beforehand.
verb (used without object), fore·saw, fore·seen, fore·see·ing.
to exercise foresight.
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1. See predict.
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foresee
/ (fɔːˈsiː) /
verb -sees, -seeing, -saw or -seen
(tr; may take a clause as object) to see or know beforehandhe did not foresee that
Derived forms of foresee
foreseeable, adjectiveforeseer, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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