FORESEE

anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee

(verb) realize beforehand

envision, foresee

(verb) picture to oneself; imagine possible; ā€œI cannot envision him as Presidentā€

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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DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; ā€œa desirable jobā€; ā€œcomputer with many desirable featuresā€; ā€œa desirable outcomeā€


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