: to see (something, such as a development) beforehand
He could not have foreseen the consequences of his actions.
She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.
Examples of foresee in a Sentence
We couldn't have foreseen the consequences of our actions.
He foresees a day when all war will cease.
She foresaw the company's potential and invested early on.
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While there’s no crystal ball, many beauty companies, such as Unilever, foresee after a soft start to 2025 that the market will gain more traction in the second half of the year.
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
Neither Churchill nor Mellon could foresee that the main beneficiary of a tottering world economy would eventually be Hitler.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That wasn't something that the original research into the cause of Down syndrome could have foreseen.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Without that help, however, Lee could foresee a much longer timeline to undo the harm from all those skincare trends.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
Neither Churchill nor Mellon could foresee that the main beneficiary of a tottering world economy would eventually be Hitler.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
That wasn't something that the original research into the cause of Down syndrome could have foreseen.
—Lorena Galliot, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Without that help, however, Lee could foresee a much longer timeline to undo the harm from all those skincare trends.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foresee
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“Foresee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foresee. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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