foresee
verb
fore·see
fȯr-ˈsē 
foresaw
fȯr-ˈsȯ
; foreseen
fȯr-ˈsēn
; foreseeing
; foreseen
fȯr-ˈsēn
; foreseeing
: to see (something, such as a development) beforehand
He could not have foreseen the consequences of his actions.
She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.
Examples of foresee in a Sentence
We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.
He foresees a day when all war will cease.
She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.
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Lee might have foreseen the appeal of Norris’s peculiar blend of Okie familiarity and hyperbolic badassery before Norris did.
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Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
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—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
For now, the company does not foresee closing additional stores – or opening new ones – and instead, will focus on improving performance at its existing stores.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
Huang doesn’t foresee this technology solely being used by Nvidia.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
For now, the company does not foresee closing additional stores – or opening new ones – and instead, will focus on improving performance at its existing stores.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
Policymakers also foresee unemployment remaining unchanged by the end of this year, a more optimistic outlook than most outside economists.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for foresee
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“Foresee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foresee. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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foresee
verb
fore·see
fÅr-ˈsÄ“
fȯr-
: to see or realize beforehand : expect
foreseeable
adjective
-ˈsē-ə-bəl
foreseer
noun
-ˈsē-ər
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