Definitions for foresee

foresee fore·see

Spelling: [fawr-see, fohr-]
IPA: /fɔrˈsi, foʊr-/

Foresee is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in foresee (eeefors).

Definitions for foresee

verb (used with object)

  1. to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  2. to see beforehand.

verb (used without object)

  1. to exercise foresight.

Origin of foresee

before 900; Middle English; Old English foresēon. See fore-, see1

Examples for foresee

Natural selection cannot favor long-term gain, but our brains can foresee certain courses of action.

What he could not foresee was that a half century later Freedom Summer would not be ancient history.

There is no way to foresee a future that still hides in turmoil.

We build models and theories and tell people that we can calculate and foresee the future.

The French dress will become you prodigiously, I foresee—but, just Heaven!

Go outside and fetch a little brandy, or I foresee that you'll break down.'

I can foresee other objections, derived from topics which have not here been treated of.

Oh, the wrench to the mother's heart at the thought of what she could foresee!

Our brains can foresee that if we let natural selection take its course then it could be disastrous in the long run.

It did not occur to her that possibly this suffering might have consequences which she did not foresee.

Word Value for foresee
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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