fore·see /forˈsi, fɔr-/
(vt.)預見,預知
Fore·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. To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.]
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foresee
v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him
as President" [syn: envision]
3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn: anticipate,
forestall, counter]
[also: foreseen, foresaw]