Foreseen
Use Foreseen in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
2.
to see beforehand.
verb (used without object)
3.
to exercise foresight.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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foresee (fɔːˈsiː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -sees, -seeing, -saw, -seen | |
| (tr; may take a clause as object) to see or know beforehand: he did not foresee that | |
| fore'seeable | |
| —adj | |
| fore'seer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
foresee
O.E. forseon "have a premonition," from fore- "before" + seon "to see, see ahead." Related: Foresaw; foreseeable; foreseen.
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Example sentences
From the beginning everything has an important meaning, and causes something much more important to be foreseen.
It only lists foreseen conditions that will impact traffic, such as construction and roadwork.
Most of these things can be foreseen and avoided with iron discipline and great focus and persistence.
But they must surely have foreseen the consequences.
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