Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to foresee
Participle: foreseen
Gerund: foreseeing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | foresee |
| you | foresee |
| he;she;it | foresees |
| we | foresee |
| you | foresee |
| they | foresee |
Perfect
| I | have foreseen |
| you | have foreseen |
| he;she;it | has foreseen |
| we | have foreseen |
| you | have foreseen |
| they | have foreseen |
Past
| I | foresaw |
| you | foresaw |
| he;she;it | foresaw |
| we | foresaw |
| you | foresaw |
| they | foresaw |
Pluperfect
| I | had foreseen |
| you | had foreseen |
| he;she;it | had foreseen |
| we | had foreseen |
| you | had foreseen |
| they | had foreseen |
Future
| I | will foresee |
| you | will foresee |
| he;she;it | will foresee |
| we | will foresee |
| you | will foresee |
| they | will foresee |
Future Perfect
| I | will have foreseen |
| you | will have foreseen |
| he;she;it | will have foreseen |
| we | will have foreseen |
| you | will have foreseen |
| they | will have foreseen |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | foresee |
| you | foresee |
| he;she;it | foresee |
| we | foresee |
| you | foresee |
| they | foresee |
Perfect
| I | have foreseen |
| you | have foreseen |
| he;she;it | have foreseen |
| we | have foreseen |
| you | have foreseen |
| they | have foreseen |
Imperfect
| I | foresaw |
| you | foresaw |
| he;she;it | foresaw |
| we | foresaw |
| you | foresaw |
| they | foresaw |
Pluperfect
| I | had foreseen |
| you | had foreseen |
| he;she;it | had foreseen |
| we | had foreseen |
| you | had foreseen |
| they | had foreseen |
Conditional
Present
| I | would foresee |
| you | would foresee |
| he;she;it | would foresee |
| we | would foresee |
| you | would foresee |
| they | would foresee |
Perfect
| I | would have foreseen |
| you | would have foreseen |
| he;she;it | would have foreseen |
| we | would have foreseen |
| you | would have foreseen |
| they | would have foreseen |
Imperative
| you | foresee |
| we | Let's foresee |
| you | foresee |
Verbs similar to 'foresee'
foreseek,
foreset,
foredeem,
forefeel,
forehew,
forelet,
forelie,
foresave,
foresay,
foreseize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to know something in advance
- anticipate, augur, call, divine, foreshadow, foretell, predict, presage, prophesy
- predict
- anticipate, expect, await, prophesy, foretell
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. O.E.
forseon "have a premonition," from
fore- "before" +
seon "to see, see ahead."
Foresight is from c.1300.
2. From Middle English foreseen, forseen, from Old English foresēon; equivalent to fore- + see. Similar formations in Dutch voorzien, German vorsehen, Latin prōvideō, (whence provide and purvey), Ancient Greek πρόοιδα (próoida), Polish przewidzieć, Russian провидеть (providetʹ).
Verbs referencing "foresee"
German, old spelling
vorsehen.
Sample Sentences
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[...] would on no other terms believe that he had been ashore, or had done anything but fraudulently row a little way into the mist, specially to deceive them and compass their deaths. Our captain had foreseen from the first that we must be in a place called the Eastern passage; and so we were. It was about the last place in the world in which we had any business or reason to be, but a sudden fog, and [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] command of money, prevented any rising disposition to suspicion in the hotel. People never inquire too closely into those who are fair on the main point, of paying well,—a thing which Cassy had foreseen when she provided herself with money.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)