verb

foresee

to foresee, to predict, to anticipate

No one could foresee the outcome.

No one could foresee the outcome.

I foresee problems with this new plan.

I foresee problems with this new plan.

She foresaw that he would be late.

She foresaw that he would be late.

((sth.)) to foresee (sth.) I foresee problems with this new plan.

((that ...)) to foresee (that ...) She foresaw that he would be late.

Synonyms: predict, anticipate, forecast

From the prefix 'fore-' (before) and 'see'. Literally 'to see before'.

Think of having 'four' eyes to 'see' into the future, giving you the ability to foresee events.

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