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foresee
- /fɔɹˈsi/ US
- /fɚˈsi/ US
- /fɔːˈsiː/ UK
- /fəˈsiː/ UK
Rhymes with -iː
Where it comes from
From Middle English foreseen, forseen, from Old English foresēon; equivalent to fore- + see. Similar formations in Dutch voorzien, German vorsehen, Latin prōvideō, (whence provide and purvey), Ancient Greek πρόοιδα (próoida), Polish przewidzieć, Russian провидеть (providetʹ).
verb foresees · foreseeing · foresaw · foreseen
- To perceive (a situation or event) in advance. A prudent man foreſeeth the euill, and hideth himſelfe: but the ſimple paſſe on, and are puniſhed.
- To provide. Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life.
Similar: anticipate, predict, think
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: foreknow, anticipate, envision, counter, forestall, foretell, forecast, predict, expect, prejudge, pre-empt, assume, consider, contemplate, specify, see
verb
Similar: anticipate, predict, think
Translations
Every language
verb to anticipate
| Español | prever, antever |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 予見する yoken suru, 予測する yosoku suru, 見越す mikosu, 予知する yochi suru |
| 中文 | 預知 /预知 yùzhī, 預見 /预见 yùjiàn |
| Português | prever, prognosticar |
| Français | prévoir, anticiper |
| Deutsch | vorhersehen, voraussehen |
| Italiano | prevedere |
| Română | prevedea, anticipa |
| Русский | предви́деть predvídetʹ, предвосхища́ть predvosxiščátʹ, предвосхи́тить predvosxítitʹ, предска́зывать predskázyvatʹ, предсказа́ть predskazátʹ, предусма́тривать predusmátrivatʹ |
| العربية | تَوَقَّعَ tawaqqaʕa |
| עברית | צִפָּה tsipá |
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title = {foresee},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foresee},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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