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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
| Imperative |
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| foresee |
| foresee |
| Present |
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| I foresee |
| you foresee |
| he/she/it foresees |
| we foresee |
| you foresee |
| they foresee |
| Preterite |
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| I foresaw |
| you foresaw |
| he/she/it foresaw |
| we foresaw |
| you foresaw |
| they foresaw |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am foreseeing |
| you are foreseeing |
| he/she/it is foreseeing |
| we are foreseeing |
| you are foreseeing |
| they are foreseeing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have foreseen |
| you have foreseen |
| he/she/it has foreseen |
| we have foreseen |
| you have foreseen |
| they have foreseen |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was foreseeing |
| you were foreseeing |
| he/she/it was foreseeing |
| we were foreseeing |
| you were foreseeing |
| they were foreseeing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had foreseen |
| you had foreseen |
| he/she/it had foreseen |
| we had foreseen |
| you had foreseen |
| they had foreseen |
| Future |
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| I will foresee |
| you will foresee |
| he/she/it will foresee |
| we will foresee |
| you will foresee |
| they will foresee |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have foreseen |
| you will have foreseen |
| he/she/it will have foreseen |
| we will have foreseen |
| you will have foreseen |
| they will have foreseen |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be foreseeing |
| you will be foreseeing |
| he/she/it will be foreseeing |
| we will be foreseeing |
| you will be foreseeing |
| they will be foreseeing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been foreseeing |
| you have been foreseeing |
| he/she/it has been foreseeing |
| we have been foreseeing |
| you have been foreseeing |
| they have been foreseeing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been foreseeing |
| you will have been foreseeing |
| he/she/it will have been foreseeing |
| we will have been foreseeing |
| you will have been foreseeing |
| they will have been foreseeing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been foreseeing |
| you had been foreseeing |
| he/she/it had been foreseeing |
| we had been foreseeing |
| you had been foreseeing |
| they had been foreseeing |
| Conditional |
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| I would foresee |
| you would foresee |
| he/she/it would foresee |
| we would foresee |
| you would foresee |
| they would foresee |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have foreseen |
| you would have foreseen |
| he/she/it would have foreseen |
| we would have foreseen |
| you would have foreseen |
| they would have foreseen |
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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
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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
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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. voorsien يَتَوَقَّع، يَرى مُسْبَقا، يُدْرِك الأمر قبل حُدوثِهِ предвиждам prever předvídat voraussehen forudse προβλέπω prever ette nägema پیش بینی کردن ennakoida prévoir לַחֲזוֹת מְרֹאש पूर्वानुमान लगाना predvidjeti előre lát meramalkan sjá eða vita fyrir prevedere 予見する 예감하다 numatyti paredzēt meramalkan voorzien forutse przewidzieć پيش بينى كول، مخكى پوهېدل، دمخه خبرېدل antever a prevedea предвидеть predvídať predvideti predvideti förutse รู้ล่วงหน้า ileriyi görmek 預見 передбачати پیش بینی کرنا nhìn thấy trước; đoán trước 预见
foreˈseeable adjective able to be foreseen. in the foreseeable future (= soon; within a short space of time). voorsienbaar مُمْكِن التَّكَهُّن بِه أو رؤيَتَه предвидим previsível dohledný absehbar forudsigelig προσεχής, αναμενόμενος, προβλέψιμος previsible ettenähtav, lähi- قابل پیش بینی ennakoitavissa oleva prévisible נראה לעין, צפוי पूर्वानुमान लगाने योग्य predvidiv; dogledan előrelátható bisa diramalkan fyrirsjáanlegur prevedibile 予見できる 예감할 수 있는 numatomas, artimiausias tuvākajā nākotnē boleh diramalkan nabij overskuelig przewidywalny, najbliższy پيش بينى كول previsível apropiat предвидимый заранее dohľadný predvidljiv predvidiv förutsebar, överskådlig สามารถรู้เห็นเหตุการณ์ล่วงหน้า görülebilen 可預見到的 передбачуваний, прогнозований قابل قیاس thấy trước được; dự đoán được 可预见到的
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. vooruitsig بَصيرَه، تَبَصُّر предвидливост previdência prozíravost die Voraussicht forudseenhed προνοητικότητα previsión ettenägelikkus پیش بینی؛ احتیاط kaukokatseisuus prévoyance רְאִייַת הַנוֹלָד अग्रदृष्टि sposobnost predviđanja, dalekovidnost előrelátás kemampuan meramal fyrirhyggja, framsÿni preveggenza 先見の明 통찰력, 선견지명 įžvalgumas, apdairumas tālredzība kemampuan meramal voorzichtigheid framsyn, forutseenhet przezorność, zdolność przewidywania پيش بينى previdência prevedere предусмотрительность prezieravosť predvidevanje predviđanje förutseende, framsynthet การมองการณ์ไกล ileri görüş 先見之明 передбачення دور بینی sự thấy trước; sự lo xa 先见之明
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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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