foresee

Etymology

From Middle English foreseen, forseen, from Old English foresēon; equivalent to fore- + see. Similar formations in Dutch voorzien, German vorsehen, Latin prōvideō.

verb

  1. To be able to see beforehand: to anticipate; predict.
    "I foresee in this," he says, "the breaking up of our profession." 1838, Charles Dickens, The Lamplighter
  2. (obsolete) To provide.

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