FORESEE


Meaning of FORESEE in English

/ fɔːˈsiː; NAmE fɔːrˈsiː/ verb

( fore·saw / fɔːˈsɔː; NAmE fɔːrˈsɔː/, fore·seen / fɔːˈsiːn; NAmE fɔːrˈsiːn/) to think sth is going to happen in the future; to know about sth before it happens

SYN predict :

[ vn ]

We do not foresee any problems.

The extent of the damage could not have been foreseen.

[ v ( that )]

No one could have foreseen (that) things would turn out this way.

[ v wh- ]

It is impossible to foresee how life will work out.

[also vn -ing ]

—compare unforeseen

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English foresēon (see fore- , see ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.