foresee
verb (used with object)
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
had foreseen
-
past perfectof foresee.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In March, the market did experience a broadening many investors had foreseen, though not in the direction most wanted.
From The Wall Street Journal β 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 β Mar. 13, 2026
Sure enough, as Graves had foreseen, in August of last year the judge sided with the Latino plaintiffs.
From Salon β Mar. 1, 2024
The biological oceanographer had foreseen the coming temperature spikes in forecasting models he’d helped develop.
From Science Magazine β Aug. 22, 2023
As he had foreseen, the track was crumbling like sand under the horse’s hooves.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
