foresee
verb (used with object)
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
had foreseen
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past perfectof foresee.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In March, the market did experience a broadening many investors had foreseen, though not in the direction most wanted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
And its 18,515 new orders, a measure of contract signings, came in below the 18,666 consensus had foreseen.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Sure enough, as Graves had foreseen, in August of last year the judge sided with the Latino plaintiffs.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
But there has been little explanation as to why such mistakes were made, especially since the authorities had anticipated large crowds - and had foreseen and documented the potential for danger.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023
Then it all came to pass as Wang Lung had foreseen.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
