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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While some supply-chain-related impact to IBM’s prior expectations were foreseen, “we did not anticipate the magnitude of the capex reprioritization,” Krishna said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
"I am sure that you could and should have reasonably foreseen the risk," said Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
He could never have foreseen that a year and a half later, he’d be playing for a longtime Giants rival, already at the third stop of his young career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Then it all came to pass as Wang Lung had foreseen.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
