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unforeseeable
[
fawr-
see
,
fohr-
]
Origin
fore·see
/
fɔrˈsi
,
foʊr-
/
Show Spelled
[
fawr-
see
,
fohr-
]
Show IPA
verb,
-saw,
-seen,
-see·ing.
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 screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Origin:
before 900;
Middle English;
Old English
foresēon.
See
fore-
,
see
1
Related forms
fore·see·a·ble,
adjective
fore·see·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
fore·se·er,
noun
un·fore·see·a·ble,
adjective
un·fore·see·a·ble·ness,
noun
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un·fore·see·a·b·ly,
adverb
un·fore·see·ing,
adjective
un·fore·seen,
adjective
well-fore·seen,
adjective
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
divine, discern.
See
predict.
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unforeseeable
(ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːəb
ə
l)
—
adj
not able to be foreseen or known beforehand
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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