foresee
fore- + see
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/icons/point.icon FORESEE, FOREKNOW, DIVINE, ANTICIPATE mean to know beforehand.
FORESEE implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience.
e.g. economists should have foreseen the recession
FOREKNOW usually implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation.
e.g. if only we could foreknow our own destinies
DIVINE adds to FORESEE the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment.
e.g. was able to divine Europe's rapid recovery from the war
ANTICIPATE implies taking action about or responding emotionally to something before it happens.
e.g. the waiter anticipated our every need
verb (foresees, foreseeing, foresaw; past participle foreseen) with object
be aware of beforehand; predict:
⦅かたく⦆ 〈問題・事故など〉を予知する; ; 〖~ that節/wh節〗 …ということを[…かを]予見する, 予知する; ; 〖~ A doing〗 Aが…すると予知する(→ forecast)
e.g. we did not foresee any difficulties
e.g. with clause : it is impossible to foresee how life will work out.
DERIVATIVES
foreseer |-ˈsēər| noun
ORIGIN
Old English foresēon(see fore-, see1).