foresee
verb (used with object)
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
foreseen
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past participleof foresee.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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It had previously foreseen an increase of at least 15 percent.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
“The report card is pretty unimpressive. We all could have foreseen that this wasn’t going to go great.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
It is, therefore, mystifying as to how they got it so wrong, as the problems could be foreseen by anyone with an understanding of F1.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
To a degree that even critics could not have foreseen a year ago, the United States struts and frets on the world stage alone.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
That night the officers put seven slips of paper into a cap, and Captain Roque Carnicero's unpeaceful fate was foreseen by his name on the prize slip.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
