Foresaw

//fɔɹˈsɔ//

Synonyms for "foresaw" (100 found)

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Closest matches (20)

anticipate envision apprehend approach augur await bargain be destined be fated be imminent be to be be to come cast a horoscope cast a nativity come come on contemplate

Verb(3 words)

anticipate call counter

Strong matches (30)

descry discern divine dope dope out dowse for water draw near draw on dread envisage espy expect face fear forebode forecast foreglimpse foreknow forerun forestall

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foretaste foretell fortune tell fortune-tell get ahead of

Verb(5 words)

envision forehold foreknow forescent forestall

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2 relation types

form of

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foresee

related to

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foresee

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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We foresaw the war.

Source: tatoeba (28776)

The king had only one child, and that was a daughter, so he foresaw that she must be provided with a husband who would be fit to be king after him.

Source: tatoeba (4609540)

When the restoration of the Stuarts to power became apparent, still greater numbers of the republicans and non-conformists sought refuge in New England from the persecutions which they foresaw awaited them.

Source: tatoeba (11893299)

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