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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. realize beforehand;
[syn: anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee]

2. picture to oneself; imagine possible;
- Example: "I cannot envision him as President"
[syn: envision, foresee]

3. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time;
[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. [1913 Webster] A prudent man foreseeth the evil. --Prov. xxii. 3. [1913 Webster] 2. To provide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foresee \Fore*see"\, v. i. To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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]