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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6364 COCA: 7614

foresee

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
foresee /foɚˈsiː/ verb
foresees; foresaw /-ˈsɑː/ ; /foɚˈsɑː/; foreseen /-ˈsiːn/ ; /foɚˈsiːn/; foreseeing
foresee
/foɚˈsiː/
verb
foresees; foresaw /-ˈsɑː/ ; /foɚˈsɑː/; foreseen /-ˈsiːn/ ; /foɚˈsiːn/; foreseeing
Learner's definition of FORESEE
[+ object] somewhat formal
: to see or become aware of (something that has not yet happened)预见;预料

— foreseeable

/foɚˈsiːjəbəl/ adjective
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6364 COCA: 7614

foresee

verb

fore·​see fȯr-ˈsē How to pronounce foresee (audio)
foresaw fȯr-ˈsȯ How to pronounce foresee (audio) ; foreseen fȯr-ˈsēn How to pronounce foresee (audio) ; foreseeing

transitive verb

: to see (something, such as a development) beforehand
He could not have foreseen the consequences of his actions.
She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.
foreseer noun
Choose the Right Synonym for foresee

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

Example Sentences

We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions. He foresees a day when all war will cease. She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of foresee was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6364 COCA: 7614
foresee

verb

ADVERB | VERB + FORESEE ADVERBclearly清楚地預見到reasonably (especially BrE) 合理預見He could not reasonably have foreseen the consequences.他沒有理由預見到後果。VERB + FORESEEcan能夠預見We could foresee no difficulties with these proposals.我們預料這些提議將很容易實行。be difficult to, be impossible to難以預見;無法預知It is impossible to foresee the future.預見未來是不可能的。

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