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Meanings of foresee in English

Spanish
saber de antemano

Realize beforehand.

        saber de antemano
        Catalan
        anticipar-se

        Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time.

              anticipar-se
              Spanish
              prever

              Picture to oneself; imagine possible.

                    prever
                    Usage of foresee in English
                    1
                    I can foresee long and expensive court cases to decide what's 'fair'.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    Industry executives foresee further increases until more supplies arrive later this year.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    But I can foresee what the situation may be in the future.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    Archie's team was set up to try and foresee just such problems.
                    Under orders
                    5
                    At present, traders do not foresee cash conditions to loosen too much.
                    Reuters
                    6
                    They are afraid of mere trifles; they foresee them; they feel them.
                    Pascal's Pensées
                    7
                    Also, some foresee price wars, with Brazil currently producing ethanol from sugar.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    He'd had plenty of time to foresee the difficulties his plan presented.
                    Shinjū
                    9
                    He did not foresee a problem, for the district had not changed.
                    Time After Time
                    10
                    I foresee no such need, but I cannot speak for the court.
                    A Canticle For Leibowitz
                    11
                    In the process, they changed in more ways than they could foresee.
                    The Civilization of Illiteracy
                    12
                    Her greatest act of kindness, however, is one she could not foresee.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    But I did not foresee; and crime is to foresee and do.
                    The Time Machine & The War of the Worlds
                    14
                    That brought on challenges that we just did not foresee, says Lowe.
                    Wired
                    15
                    RT: What kind of emergencies can you foresee this being used for?
                    BBC
                    16
                    Farewell; my own destiny I cannot foresee except through cloud and shadow.
                    Zanoni
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                    Translations for foresee
                    Foresee through the time
                    Foresee across language varieties
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