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foresee English

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foresee Verb

— If a person can foresee something, then that means the person knows that the object will come to take place before it actually does.

foresee

— verb (= anticipate) realize beforehand — verb (= envision) picture to oneself; imagine possible I cannot envision him as President — verb (= anticipate) act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

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Simple sentences

Nobody can foresee what'll happen.
The aim of science is, as has often been said, to foresee, not to understand.
I didn't foresee this turn of events.
Nobody can foresee when the war will end.
Did you foresee this?

Movie subtitles

I'll leave, because I foresee an assassination.
I saw in the papers that he had been engaged by the French government upon a matter of supreme importance but I could hardly foresee that it would have so violent a consequence.
This is one thing we didn't foresee, Doctor.
I foresee trouble.
How could you ever foresee a public trend so well?
Tonight, I can foresee the coming events as clearly as your image in that mirror.
It's difficult to foresee the complications when you're away on big business.
The instructions could not foresee everything. My instinct tells me they need me down on the planet.
The instructions couldn't foresee everything. My heart tells me they need me there on the planet.
To foresee the future.
The principal clauses of our contract foresee two possible breaches, for, of course, neither party must be wronged at the last moment.
He couldn't even foresee his own death. one night he had drunk a lot, stumbled and fell down the stairs.
On account of the one thing that Mr. Owen couldn't foresee.
What couldn't he foresee?
They foresee every detail.
Exactly. I can see it, foresee it! My name up there in huge letters.
Still, if you foresee any journeys, I wouldn't mind.
Because I could foresee in it the answer that May lead to the salvation of our people. Not only now, but for the ages to come.
The catastrophe itself I did not foresee.
I can foresee two stages, and I begin with the second one.
And from this meaningless circumstance, I foresee a certain measure of..
This was something that nobody could foresee.
I foresee a mass uprising, a genuine revolt a new order, a take-over.
I don't foresee any.
Because I also foresee that Sabattini's plan will fail.
Things. you can't foresee anything Besides, I'm not your slave.
Since we can foresee a rather swift landing, all of you are required to take their parachute as soon as possible.
You didn't foresee that Irene wouldn't love me.
I didn't foresee your resignation.
You didn't foresee that!
Oh, I can foresee oodles of trouble!
I foresee the results of all this. but I must do it.
That which it can't foresee. sadly, are the errors it will lead you to.
The victory I foresee over my enemies will be marvellous!
You can't foresee them all.
Setsuko, on that particular evening, did you foresee what would happen?
Only man with his head held high cannot foresee tomorrow.

News and current affairs

Most economists failed to foresee the economic dynamics that actually led to the crisis, because they failed to pay enough attention to the rapid increase in US total debt.
But then technology, demographics, and globalization brought dramatic new challenges that the neoclassical approach could not foresee.
What Johnson failed to foresee were the domestic and regional constraints that would prevent the dominos from falling in the way he predicted.
If they were unable to foresee something so important to people's wellbeing, what good are they?
So why has the failure to foresee the latest crisis turned out so differently for the profession?
The outcome of any such experiment is impossible to foresee, because other countries' experience can never be a perfect guide to a new system - the situation is never exactly the same in a different environment.
What will happen is hard to foresee.
Did Deng Xiao Peng foresee the vast inequalities that would result?
It is important to analyze carefully whether the new regulations are actually needed and, if yes, to foresee and fill regulatory gaps with rules that ensure the smooth flow of savings to new and existing projects.
Inevitably, they could not foresee that Blair would go on to win an unprecedented three successive election victories for Labour, in 1997, 2001, and 2005, and thus keep Labour in power for a record-breaking period of possibly as long as 13 years.
Almost without exception, mainstream economists failed to foresee the crisis, and even the few who did get the logic and unfolding of events wrong.
It was long in the making, easy to foresee, and eminently manageable by Europe and the international community.
The Islamists' economic programs also foresee a role for international institutions in helping their countries to overcome the challenges that they face.
Pessimistic observers foresee a continual decline of freedom rather than a liberal equilibrium.
Moreover, the agreements foresee cooperation on cyber-security, terrorism, satellite communications, and maritime security, which are also key elements of the Lisbon Treaty.
And, given the effects of UK Euroskepticism so far, no crystal ball is needed to foresee the impact on Britain of withdrawal from the EU.
The ongoing exodus from Syria and other war-torn countries was long in the making, easy to foresee, and eminently manageable.
The international financial institutions must support them massively, and also have the resources needed to foresee global unbalances and prevent crises, rather than respond only when events become urgent.
How Asia's geopolitical landscape will evolve over the coming decades is not easy to foresee.
We can foresee the power that will shape its geopolitics, but what values will underlie the exercise of that power?
All foresee indefinite retention of their nuclear weapons, and a continuing role for them in their security policies.
Those who foresee war argue that Israel is unwilling to tolerate a heavily armed Iranian proxy on its border while tensions with Iran over the nuclear issue remain unresolved.
She was certain that no party would win an absolute majority, but she did not foresee that almost all representatives from moderate parties would back whichever candidate won a plurality, making it difficult to appoint anyone else.

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