Foresee — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

realize beforehand

picture to oneself; imagine possible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɔːɹsˈiː/

🇬🇧British English

/fɔːsˈiː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɔːsˈiː/

2 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹsˈiː/.

Examples

I cannot envision him as President

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

anticipate envision foreknow forestall previse counter

Parts of Speech

verb	realize beforehand
verb	picture to oneself; imagine possible “I cannot envision him as President”
verb	act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

Word Forms

anticipator	noun	one who anticipates
prevision	noun	seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
envisioning	noun	visual imagery
anticipatory	adjective	in anticipation
forestalling	noun	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorhersehen

vorher erkennen

🇫🇷French

prévoir

réaliser à l'avance

🇪🇸Spanish

prever

darse cuenta de antemano

🇮🇹Italian

prevedere

rendersi conto in anticipo

🇳🇱Dutch

voorzien

vooraf beseffen

🇵🇹Portuguese

prever

perceber de antemão

🇷🇺Russian

предвидеть

осознавать заранее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वानुमान

पहले ही समझ लो

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্বাভাস

আগে বুঝতে

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னறிவித்தல்

முன்னரே உணருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుచూపు

ముందే గ్రహించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंदाज

आधी लक्षात घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગાહી

અગાઉથી સમજો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ

ಮೊದಲೇ ಅರಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുൻകൂട്ടി കാണുക

മുൻകൂട്ടി മനസ്സിലാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਸਮਝੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیش گوئی

پہلے سے احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预见

事先意识到

🇯🇵Japanese

予見する

事前に認識する

🇰🇷Korean

예견하다

미리 깨닫다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thấy trước

nhận ra trước

🇹🇭Thai

คาด

ตระหนักเสียก่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meramalkan

sadari sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

mahulaan

mapagtanto muna

🇲🇾Malay

meramalkan

sedar terlebih dahulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توقع

أدرك مسبقا

🇮🇷Persian

پیش بینی کند

از قبل متوجه شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

öngörmek

önceden farkına varmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחֲזוֹת

להבין מראש

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The primary meaning of 'foresee' is 'realize beforehand'.

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'foresee' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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