transcription, транскрипция: [ fȯr-ˈsē ]
transitive verb
( fore·saw -ˈsȯ ; fore·seen -ˈsēn ; -see·ing )
Date: before 12th century
: to see (as a development) beforehand
• fore·seer fȯr-ˈsē-ər, -ˈsir noun
Synonyms:
foresee , foreknow , divine , anticipate mean to know beforehand. foresee implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience
economists should have foreseen the recession
foreknow usually implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation
if only we could foreknow our own destinies
divine adds to foresee the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment
was able to divine Europe's rapid recovery from the war
anticipate implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens
the waiter anticipated our every need