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foresee
fore·see F0255800 (fôr-sē′)tr.v. fore·saw (-sô′), fore·seen (-sēn′), fore·see·ing, fore·sees To imagine or know as a probable occurrence; anticipate or predict: foresaw economic decline. fore·see′a·ble adj.fore·se′er n.foresee (fɔːˈsiː) vb, -sees, -seeing, -saw or -seen (tr; may take a clause as object) to see or know beforehand: he did not foresee that. foreˈseeable adj foreˈseer nfore•see (fɔrˈsi, foʊr-) v.t. -saw, -seen, -see•ing. to see or know in advance; discern. [before 900] fore•se′er, n. syn: See predict. foresee Past participle: foreseen Gerund: foreseeing
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I foresee | you foresee | he/she/it foresees | we foresee | you foresee | they foresee |
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I foresaw | you foresaw | he/she/it foresaw | we foresaw | you foresaw | they foresaw |
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I am foreseeing | you are foreseeing | he/she/it is foreseeing | we are foreseeing | you are foreseeing | they are foreseeing |
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I have foreseen | you have foreseen | he/she/it has foreseen | we have foreseen | you have foreseen | they have foreseen |
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I was foreseeing | you were foreseeing | he/she/it was foreseeing | we were foreseeing | you were foreseeing | they were foreseeing |
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I had foreseen | you had foreseen | he/she/it had foreseen | we had foreseen | you had foreseen | they had foreseen |
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I will foresee | you will foresee | he/she/it will foresee | we will foresee | you will foresee | they will foresee |
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I will have foreseen | you will have foreseen | he/she/it will have foreseen | we will have foreseen | you will have foreseen | they will have foreseen |
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I will be foreseeing | you will be foreseeing | he/she/it will be foreseeing | we will be foreseeing | you will be foreseeing | they will be foreseeing |
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I have been foreseeing | you have been foreseeing | he/she/it has been foreseeing | we have been foreseeing | you have been foreseeing | they have been foreseeing |
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I will have been foreseeing | you will have been foreseeing | he/she/it will have been foreseeing | we will have been foreseeing | you will have been foreseeing | they will have been foreseeing |
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I had been foreseeing | you had been foreseeing | he/she/it had been foreseeing | we had been foreseeing | you had been foreseeing | they had been foreseeing |
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I would foresee | you would foresee | he/she/it would foresee | we would foresee | you would foresee | they would foresee |
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I would have foreseen | you would have foreseen | he/she/it would have foreseen | we would have foreseen | you would have foreseen | they would have foreseen | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | foresee - realize beforehandforeknow, previse, anticipateknow - 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"envisionconceive 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 timeanticipate, counter, forestallact, 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" |
foreseeverb predict, forecast, anticipate, envisage, prophesy, foretell, forebode, vaticinate (rare), divine He did not foresee any problems.foreseeverbTo know in advance:anticipate, divine, envision, foreknow, see.Translationsforesee (foːˈsiː) – past tense foreˈsaw (-ˈsoː) : past participle foreˈseen – verb to see or know about before or in advance. He could foresee the difficulties. 預見 预见foreˈseeable adjective able to be foreseen. in the foreseeable future (= soon; within a short space of time). 可預見到的 可预见到的ˈforesight (-sӕit) noun 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. 先見之明 先见之明IdiomsSeeforeseeableEncyclopediaSeeForesightforesee
Synonyms for foreseeverb predictSynonyms- predict
- forecast
- anticipate
- envisage
- prophesy
- foretell
- forebode
- vaticinate
- divine
Synonyms for foreseeverb to know in advanceSynonyms- anticipate
- divine
- envision
- foreknow
- see
Synonyms for foreseeverb realize beforehandSynonyms- foreknow
- previse
- anticipate
Related Wordsverb picture to oneselfSynonymsRelated Words- conceive of
- envisage
- ideate
- imagine
verb act in advance ofSynonyms- anticipate
- counter
- forestall
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