Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Possessing the quality of, or characterized by, foresight; prescient.
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- verb Present participle of
foresee .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He was not, being militantly libertarian in foreseeing that Islam, with its deeply anti-homosexual stance, poses a real threat to his right to choose to be homosexual in a liberal democratic society.
Archive 2007-06-17 2007
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Nokia, having succeeded in foreseeing and riding the cell phone and camera market, intends to develop the mobile world still further.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Nokia expanding mobile vision: “Life goes mobile” 2003
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The abruptness of the style and the repetitions express the agitation of the prophet's mind in foreseeing these calamities.
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You can be forgiven for not foreseeing this terrible eventuality.
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You can be forgiven for not foreseeing this terrible eventuality.
mrissa: It's an old dance injury. mrissa 2010
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It started with his foreseeing that he was about to die—often thanks to an omen or some other supernatural means.
In the Valley of the Shadow James L. Kugel 2011
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Madison, foreseeing the rise of Glenn Beck, noted that even if one part of the Republic becomes inflamed with a crazy passion, it will not spread to the whole nation and hence can be contained.
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Going back to the 1960s, there has been a resurgence of public interest in shamanism, spiritual healing, and psychic abilities, including the possibility of foreseeing the future and speaking with the deceased.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Happily, the world is a conveyor belt delivering surprising events that we can criticize others for not foreseeing.
The Meltdown Remains a Whodunit Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2012
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If you want to fault the conservative commentators for not foreseeing that the Swedes wouldn't relax key anti-market policies like that, very well, but as best I recall the progressive commentators didn't foresee it either.
Will Europe Collapse?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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