Also spelled forsee and forsees
verb
Freq #18269
Meanings
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verb
To know or expect that something will happen before it does.
No one could foresee the sudden change in the weather.
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foresawforeseeingforeseenforesees
Etymology
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).
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