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FORESEE
anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee
(verb) realize beforehand
envision, foresee
(verb) picture to oneself; imagine possible; “I cannot envision him as President”
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
(verb) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
foresee (third-person singular simple present foresees, present participle foreseeing, simple past foresaw, past participle foreseen)
To be able to see beforehand: to anticipate; predict.
(obsolete) To provide.
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*see", v. t. Etym: [AS. foreseón; fore + seón to see. See See, v. t.]
1. To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow. A prudent man foreseeth the evil. Prov. xxii. 3.
2. To provide. [Obs.] Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life. Bacon.
Fore*see", v. i.
Definition: To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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