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foresaw

VERB

anticipate, predict

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discern envisage expect forecast foretell perceive presage understand

STRONG

apprehend divine espy forebode foreknow previse prognosticate prophesy see visualize

WEAK

call the turn crystal ball it dope out forefeel have a hunch preknow prevision psych out see it coming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

misinterpret misunderstand neglect overlook

Example Sentences

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But it is unlikely, as it strategised ahead of commencing the attacks on Iran, that the US fully foresaw some of these economic consequences.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Playing at Knott’s has forged meaningful connections to the community in ways Dangerously never foresaw in his early rock ‘n’ roll days.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Lincoln even foresaw a kind of “patriotic fusion” to reconstruct the South once the fighting ended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The average analyst estimate calculated by FactSet foresaw a loss of 7 cents per share.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Colonel Aureliano Buendía became aware somehow of those changes and foresaw their consequences.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez