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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.

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fore·seea·ble adj.

fore·seer n.

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foresee

Verb

[-seeing, -saw, -seen] to see or know beforehand

foreseeable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	foresee - realize beforehand foreknow, previse, anticipate 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" envision 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 anticipate, counter, forestall 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"

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foresee

verb predict, forecast, anticipate, envisage, prophesy, foretell, forebode, vaticinate (rare) divine

Translations

foresee [pt foresaw, pp foreseen] [fɔːˈsiː, -ˈsɔː, -ˈsiːn] vt → prever

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foresee [foresaw , pt , foreseen , pp ] [fɔːˈsiː, -ˈsɔː, -ˈsiːn] vt → prévoir

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foresee [fɔːˈsiː] irreg like see) vt → vorhersehen

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foresee [pt foresaw, pp foreseen] [fɔːˈsiː, -ˈsɔː, -ˈsiːn] vt → prevedere