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foresee
/ 蹿蓴藧藞蝉颈藧 /
verb
- tr; may take a clause as object to see or know beforehand
he did not foresee that
Derived Forms
- 蹿辞谤别藞蝉别别补产濒别, adjective
- 蹿辞谤别藞蝉别别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蹿辞谤别路蝉别别路补路产濒别 adjective
- 蹿辞谤别路蝉别路别谤 noun
- 耻苍路蹿辞谤别路蝉别别路颈苍驳 adjective
- 耻苍路蹿辞谤别路蝉别别苍 adjective
- 飞别濒濒-蹿辞谤别路蝉别别苍 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
I used to think you could figure out compatibility from a distance and foresee how things would turn out, just as I look at a criminal history to judge whether someone will reoffend.
But I didn't foresee whole government agencies being illegally dismantled.
One source involved in the negotiations, who two weeks ago was optimistic about the future relationship between Jingye and the UK government, said they could no longer foresee long-term Chinese involvement in British steelmaking.
This year marks another anniversary: 50 years ago, the philosopher Robert Nozick foresaw the themes of The Matrix 鈥 and much more about contemporary life 鈥 by proposing an intriguing thought experiment.
Even as the Palisades fire was still raging, city officials in Santa Monica foresaw that it might become a haven for displaced schools.
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More About Foresee
What does foresee mean?
To foresee is to know in advance, as in With all the rain we鈥檝e been having, it was easy to foresee that the river would overflow its banks.
Foresee is different from predict or forecast because to foresee is to know, while to predict or forecast is to guess or calculate rather than to know. Sometimes, though, foresee is used as a synonym for predict to exaggerate one鈥檚 confidence in a prediction.
Example: I can foresee where this is going and I want no part of it.
Where does foresee come from?
The first records of the term foresee come from before the 900s. It ultimately comes from the Old English 蹿辞谤别蝉脓辞苍.
Foresight is commonly used as a synonym for care or understanding to imply that someone knows the best course of action to follow in a certain situation. Someone that foresees something has this care for, or understanding of, what is to come and can plan accordingly for it.
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What are some other forms related to foresee?
- foreseeable (adjective)
- foreseeability (noun)
- foreseer (noun)
- unforeseeable (adjective)
- unforeseen (adjective)
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How is foresee used in real life?
People often claim to have foreseen something after it happens.
Professional wrestling is at its very best when you cannot foresee the outcome of a story.
鈥 MATT HARDY (@MATTHARDYBRAND)
I鈥檒l admit I didn鈥檛 foresee George Miller becoming one of our best living documentary makers.
鈥 edgarwright (@edgarwright)
There's a future in my life I can't foresee, unless of course I stay on course and keep you next to me
鈥 Jake Miller (@jakemiller)
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Is foresee used correctly in the following sentence?
Amita didn鈥檛 know she would be promoted because she foresaw it.
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