foresee

Universal Words verb (foresaw ) to think sth is going to happen in the future; to know about sth before it happens SYNPREDICT: [VN] We do not foresee any problems. * The extent of the damage could not have been foreseen. * [V(that)] No one could have foreseen (that) things would turn out this way. * [Vwh-] It is impossible to foresee how life will work out. [also VN-ing] compareUNFORESEEN