fore|see

fore|see
fore|see «fr SEE, fohr-», verb, -saw, -seen, -see|ing.
–v.t.
to see or know beforehand: »

We didn't take our bathing suits, because we could foresee that the water would be cold.

SYNONYM(S): anticipate, divine.
–v.i.
to use foresight.
[Old English foresēon]

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  • fore|see|a|ble — «fr SEE uh buhl, fohr », adjective. that can be foreseen: »Machine tool prices are stable, a condition most companies contend will hold for the foreseeable future (Wall Street Journal). –fore|see´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • fore|see|a|bil|i|ty — «fr SEE uh BIHL uh tee, fohr », noun. a foreseeable quality or condition …   Useful english dictionary

  • fore|see|ing|ly — «fr SEE ihng lee, fohr », adverb. with foresight; with forethought …   Useful english dictionary

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  • un´fore|see´a|bly — un|fore|see|a|ble «UHN fr SEE uh buhl, fohr », adjective. not foreseeable; that cannot be forseen: »an unforeseeable delay. –un´for|see´a|ble|ness, noun. –un´fore|see´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|fore|see|a|ble — «UHN fr SEE uh buhl, fohr », adjective. not foreseeable; that cannot be forseen: »an unforeseeable delay. –un´for|see´a|ble|ness, noun. –un´fore|see´a|bly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|fore|see|ing — «UHN fr SEE ihng, fohr », adjective. not foreseeing; without foresight …   Useful english dictionary

  • see — arch·see; dev·i·see; see; fore·see; fore·see·abil·i·ty; fore·see·able; fore·see·ing·ly; in·ter·es·see; les·see; mun·see; phar·i·see; phar·i·see·ism; re·les·see; re·see; see·able; see·beck; see·catch; see·chelt; see·gar; see·ly; see·nie; see·see;… …   English syllables

  • Fore — (f[=o]r), a. [See {Fore}, adv.] Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; opposed to {back} or {behind}; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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