foresee
Translation
to foresee, to predict, to anticipate
Examples
I foresee a problem with this plan.
I foresee a problem with this plan.
No one could have foreseen the outcome.
No one could have foreseen the outcome.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to predict (sth.) I foresee a problem with this plan.
((that ...)) to predict (that sth. will happen) Experts foresee that the economy will recover.
Similar Words
Synonyms: predict, anticipate, forecast
Etymology
From the prefix 'fore-' (before) and 'see'. Literally, 'to see before'.
Memory Tips
Imagine you can 'see' something 'before' it happens, like looking into the future.