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fore·see
 foresee
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- pronunciation:
- for
si
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
foresees, foreseeing, foresaw, foreseen |
| definition: |
If you foresee something, you are able to predict that it will happen in the future. You know it will happen before it happens.
Scientists had foreseen that the volcano would erupt and they tried to warn people.No one foresaw that this disaster would happen, and no one was prepared.- synonyms:
- predict
- similar words:
- anticipate, expect, foretell
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| related words: |
fancy, hope |
| derivations: |
foreseeable (adj.), foreseeability (n.), foreseer (n.) |
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