Meaning of FORESEE
| Pronunciation: | | fowr'see
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- [v] realize beforehand
- [v] picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"
- [v] act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
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| | Synonyms: | | anticipate, anticipate, counter, envision, foreknow, forestall, previse |
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| | See Also: | | act, conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine, know, move | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fore*see"\, v. t. [AS. forese['o]n; fore + se['o]n to
see. See {See}, v. t.]
1. To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil. --Prov. xxii.
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2. To provide. [Obs.]
Great shoals of people, which go on to populate,
without foreseeing means of life. --Bacon.
\Fore*see"\, v. i.
To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.]
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