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foresee

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fore·see  (fôr-s, fr-)
tr.v. fore·saw (-sô), fore·seen (-sn), fore·see·ing, fore·sees
To see or know beforehand: foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment.

fore·seea·ble adj.
fore·seer n.

foresee [fɔːˈsiː]
vb -sees, -seeing, -saw, -seen
(tr; may take a clause as object) to see or know beforehand he did not foresee that
foreseeable  adj
foreseer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.foresee - realize beforehand
know - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
2.foresee - picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
3.foresee - act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

foresee
verb predict, forecast, anticipate, envisage, prophesy, foretell, forebode, vaticinate (rare), divine He did not foresee any problems.
Translations
foresee [fɔːˈsiː] (foresaw (pt) (foreseen (pp))) VTprever

foresee [fɔːrˈsiː] [foresaw] (pt) [foreseen] (pp) vtprévoir
He had foreseen the problem → Il avait prévu ce problème.

foresee pret <foresaw> ptp <foreseen>

foresee [fɔːˈsiː] (foresaw (pt) (foreseen (pp))) vtprevedere
foresee [fɔːˈsiː] (foresaw (pt) (foreseen (pp))) vtprevedere

foresee
v foresee [foːˈsiː]
to see or know about before or in advance He could foresee the difficulties. voorsien يَتَوَقَّع، يَرى مُسْبَقا، يُدْرِك الأمر قبل حُدوثِهِ предвиждам předvídat forudse voraussehen προβλέπω prever ette nägema پیش بینی کردن ennakoida prévoir לַחֲזוֹת מְרֹאש पूर्वानुमान लगाना predvidjeti előre lát meramalkan sjá eða vita fyrir prevedere 予見する 예감하다 numatyti paredzēt meramalkan voorzien forutse przewidzieć antever a prevedea предвидеть predvídať predvideti predvideti förutse รู้ล่วงหน้า ileriyi görmek 預見 передбачати پیش بینی کرنا nhìn thấy trước; đoán trước
adj foreˈseeable
able to be foreseen in the foreseeable future (= soon; within a short space of time). voorsienbaar مُمْكِن التَّكَهُّن بِه أو رؤيَتَه предвидим dohledný forudsigelig absehbar προσεχής, αναμενόμενος, προβλέψιμος previsible ettenähtav, lähi- قابل پیش بینی ennakoitavissa oleva prévisible נִראָה לָעַיִן, צָפוּי पूर्वानुमान लगाने योग्य predvidiv; dogledan előrelátható bisa diramalkan fyrirsjáanlegur prevedibile 予見できる 예감할 수 있는 numatomas, artimiausias tuvākajā nākotnē boleh diramalkan nabij overskuelig przewidywalny, najbliższy previsível apropiat предвидимый заранее dohľadný predvidljiv predvidiv förutsebar, överskådlig สามารถรู้เห็นเหตุการณ์ล่วงหน้า görülebilen 可預見到的 передбачуваний, прогнозований قابل قیاس thấy trước được; dự đoán được
n foresight [-sӕit]
the ability to see in advance what may happen and to plan for it She had the foresight to drive carefully in case the roads were icy. vooruitsig بَصيرَه، تَبَصُّر предвидливост prozíravost forudseenhed die Voraussicht προνοητικότητα previsión ettenägelikkus پیش بینی؛ احتیاط kaukokatseisuus prévoyance רְאִייַת הַנוֹלָד अग्रदृष्टि sposobnost predviđanja, dalekovidnost előrelátás kemampuan meramal fyrirhyggja, framsÿni preveggenza 先見の明 통찰력, 선견지명 įžvalgumas, apdairumas tālredzība kemampuan meramal voorzichtigheid framsyn, forutseenhet przezorność, zdolność przewidywania previdência prevedere предусмотрительность prezieravosť predvidevanje predviđanje förutseende, framsynthet การมองการณ์ไกล ileri görüş 先見之明 передбачення دور بینی sự thấy trước; sự lo xa

foresee َيتنَبأ předvídat forudse vorhersehen προβλέπω prever ennakoida prévoir predvidjeti prevedere 予見する 예견하다 voorzien forutse przewidzieć prever предвидеть förutsäga รู้ล่วงหน้า öngörmek thấy trước 预见


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you say you can foretell the fortunes of others; how is it you did not foresee your own?
They remember that they too trod down a sated generation, with just such clamor and with just such scorn, and they foresee that these brave torch-bearers will presently yield their place also.
And as it is part of the American temperament to foresee everything in business, even failure, the Honorable Harry Trolloppe, judge commissioner, and Francis Drayton, magistrate, were nominated beforehand!
 
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