foresee
verb (used with object)
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
was foreseeing
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past progressiveof foresee.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The A.M.A., reflecting a now bygone era perhaps more optimistic than our own, was foreseeing a continuing tide of advances in medical science that would carry people along in good health for decade after decade.
From New York Times β Dec. 28, 2023
No, the pictures I was foreseeing taking more as souvenirs.
From New York Times β May 17, 2011
But nobody was foreseeing that the good ship Europa would reach safe haven anytime soon.
From Time Magazine Archive
