Definitions for foresee
fɔrˈsi, foʊr-fore·see

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. anticipate, previse, foreknow, foreseeverb

   realize beforehand

2. envision, foreseeverb

   picture to oneself; imagine possible

   "I cannot envision him as President"

3. anticipate, foresee, forestall, counterverb

   act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. foreseeverb

   To anticipate; to predict.

   "I foresee in this," he says, "the breaking up of our profession." The Lamplighter - Charles Dickens, 1838

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Foreseeverb

   To see beforehand; to see what has not yet happened; to have prescience; to foreknow.

   Etymology: fore and see.

   With Cupid she foresees and goes god Vulcan’s pace. Philip Sidney.

   The first of them could things to come foresee;
   The next, could of things present best advise;
   The third, things past could keep in memory. Fairy Queen.

   If there be any thing foreseen that is not usual, be armed for it by any hearty though a short prayer, and an earnest resolution beforehand, and then watch when it comes. Taylor.

   At his foreseen approach, already quake
   The Caspian kingdoms and Meotian lake:
   Their seers behold the tempest from afar,
   And threat’ning oracles denounce the war. John Dryden, Æn.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foresee

   Foresee is to predict, anticipate or see something happening in advance. It often refers to having knowledge or awareness about a future event or situation before it actually happens, usually based on current information, intuition or insights.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foreseeverb

   to see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow

2. Foreseeverb

   to provide

3. Foreseeverb

   to have or exercise foresight

4. Etymology: [AS. foresen; fore + sen to see. See See, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foresee

   fōr-sē′, v.t. or v.i. to see or know beforehand.—p.adj. Foresee′ing.—adv. Foresee′ingly.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FORESEE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Foresee is ranked #114424 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Foresee surname appeared 153 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Foresee.
   
   88.8% or 136 total occurrences were White.
   4.5% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Imagine
   • Know

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How to pronounce foresee?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say foresee in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foresee in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foresee in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of foresee in a Sentence

1. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin:

   Being realistic, given recent events, I cannot now foresee an announcement (on airport capacity in southeast England) until at least October.

2. Chairman Greg Clarke:

   The reality is that we just don't know how things are going to pan out, but with social distancing in place for some time to come we do face substantial changes to the whole football ecosystem, for example it's hard to foresee crowds of fans, who are the lifeblood of the game, returning to matches any time soon.

3. Felix Sanchez:

   I don't foresee him backing away, it might work in Iowa and New Hampshire, but assuming that he were to continue on, he's going to hit a wall of hate when it comes to primaries in Arizona, Nevada, California, New Mexico or Florida.

4. Lynn Franco:

   While expectations remain high by historical standards, the modest curtailment in optimism suggests that consumers do not foresee the economy gaining much momentum in the months ahead.

5. Samuel Rodriguez:

   Latino evangelicals represent a constituency that is pro-life, supportive of religious liberty, and focused on biblical justice, i do not foresee Latino evangelicals sacrificing core values by supporting an agenda or an ideology that affirms abortion in the third trimester( and beyond), attacks religious liberty, and espouses a socialistic worldview that destroyed Venezuela and Cuba and serves as the primary conduit for economic and civil rights oppression in Latin America. The event, one of several different Trump coalitions to form since last years launch, comes Mark Galli, Mark Galli, retires after writing a December editorial calling for Trumps removal from office, which receivedswift backlash from nearly 200 evangelical leaders, including Jentezen Franklin. The son of the late Rev. Billy Grahamand president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association blasted the magazine for invoking his fathers name even though he had.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=foresee
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foresee
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=foresee
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foresee
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=foresee
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=foresee