foresee
verbEtymology
From Middle English foreseen, forseen, from Old English foresēon; equivalent to fore- + see. Similar formations in Dutch voorzien, German vorsehen, Latin prōvideō, (whence provide and purvey), Ancient Greek πρόοιδα (próoida), Polish przewidzieć, Russian провидеть (providetʹ).
Definitions
To perceive (a situation or event) in advance.
- A prudent man foreſeeth the euill, and hideth himſelfe: but the ſimple paſſe on, and are puniſhed.
- Ariel. My Maſter through his Art foreſees the danger That you (his friend) are in, and ſends me forth (For elſe his proiect dies) to keepe them liuing.
- "I foresee in this," he says, "the breaking up of our profession."
To provide.
- Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life.
The neighborhood
- synonymanticipate
- synonympredict
- synonymthink
- neighborforsee
- neighborunforeseen
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at foresee. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at foresee. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at foresee
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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