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Verb: foresee (foresaw,foreseen,foreseeing)  for'see
  1. Realize beforehand
    - anticipate, previse, foreknow
     
  2. Picture to oneself; imagine possible
    "I cannot foresee him as President";
    - envision
     
  3. Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
    - anticipate, forestall, counter

Derived forms: foreseeing, foresaw, foresees, foreseen

Type of: act, conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine, move

Encyclopedia: Foresee

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