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fore·see
(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.
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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 n
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fore•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.
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foresee
Past participle: foreseen
Gerund: foreseeing
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Verb | 1. | foresee - realize beforehand know - 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" conceive 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 time |
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foresee
verb predict, forecast, anticipate, envisage, prophesy, foretell, forebode, vaticinate (rare), divine He did not foresee any problems.
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foresee
verbTo know in advance:
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Translations
předvídat
forudse
ennakoida
predvidjeti
kira
sjá eîa vita fyrir
予見する
예견하다
divino
apdairumasartimiausiasnumatomas
paredzēt
predvideti
förutsäga
รู้ล่วงหน้า
ileriyi görmeköngörmek
thấy trước
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
foresee
[fɔːrˈsiː] [foresaw] (pt) [foreseen] (pp) vt → prévoirHe had foreseen the problem → Il avait prévu ce problème.
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foresee
pret <foresaw> ptp <foreseen>vt → vorhersehen, voraussehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
foresee
(foːˈsiː) – past tense foreˈsaw (-ˈsoː) : past participle foreˈseen – verb to see or know about before or in advance. He could foresee the difficulties.
foreˈseeable adjective able to be foreseen. in the foreseeable future (= soon; within a short space of time).
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.
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foresee
→ يَتَنَبَّأُ předvídat forudse vorhersehen προβλέπω prever ennakoida prévoir predvidjeti prevedere 予見する 예견하다 voorzien forutse przewidzieć prever предвидеть förutsäga รู้ล่วงหน้า öngörmek thấy trước 预见Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
foresee
vt. prever; prevenir.
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