[syn: anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foresee \Fore*see"\, v. t. [AS. forese['o]n; fore + se['o]n to
see. See See, v. t.]
1. To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow.
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A prudent man foreseeth the evil. --Prov. xxii.
3.
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2. To provide. [Obs.]
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Great shoals of people, which go on to populate,
without foreseeing means of life. --Bacon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foresee \Fore*see"\, v. i.
To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
foresee
v 1: realize beforehand [syn: anticipate, previse,
foreknow, foresee]
2: picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him
as President" [syn: envision, foresee]
3: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time [syn:
anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter]