verb
foresee
faw-SEE
verb
1
To know or realize something will happen before it does.
"Nobody could have foreseen how popular the app would become."
"Analysts foresee a rise in interest rates next year."
How to Use Foresee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo predict or anticipate something before it actually happens.
Common pairings
foresee a problem
could not have foreseen
foresee the future
Word Forms
foresaw past tense, foreseen past tense, foresees singular
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Etymology
From Old English foresēon, literally "to see beforehand" — fore- ("before") + see.