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PRONUNCIATION OF FORESAW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORESAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foresaw is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb foresaw in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FORESAW

PRESENT

Present
I foresee
you foresee
he/she/it foresees
we foresee
you foresee
they foresee
Present continuous
I am foreseeing
you are foreseeing
he/she/it is foreseeing
we are foreseeing
you are foreseeing
they are foreseeing
Present perfect
I have foreseen
you have foreseen
he/she/it has foreseen
we have foreseen
you have foreseen
they have foreseen
Present perfect continuous
I have been foreseeing
you have been foreseeing
he/she/it has been foreseeing
we have been foreseeing
you have been foreseeing
they have been foreseeing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I foresaw
you foresaw
he/she/it foresaw
we foresaw
you foresaw
they foresaw
Past continuous
I was foreseeing
you were foreseeing
he/she/it was foreseeing
we were foreseeing
you were foreseeing
they were foreseeing
Past perfect
I had foreseen
you had foreseen
he/she/it had foreseen
we had foreseen
you had foreseen
they had foreseen
Past perfect continuous
I had been foreseeing
you had been foreseeing
he/she/it had been foreseeing
we had been foreseeing
you had been foreseeing
they had been foreseeing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will foresee
you will foresee
he/she/it will foresee
we will foresee
you will foresee
they will foresee
Future continuous
I will be foreseeing
you will be foreseeing
he/she/it will be foreseeing
we will be foreseeing
you will be foreseeing
they will be foreseeing
Future perfect
I will have foreseen
you will have foreseen
he/she/it will have foreseen
we will have foreseen
you will have foreseen
they will have foreseen
Future perfect continuous
I will have been foreseeing
you will have been foreseeing
he/she/it will have been foreseeing
we will have been foreseeing
you will have been foreseeing
they will have been foreseeing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would foresaw
you would foresaw
he/she/it would foresaw
we would foresaw
you would foresaw
they would foresaw
Conditional continuous
I would be foreseeing
you would be foreseeing
he/she/it would be foreseeing
we would be foreseeing
you would be foreseeing
they would be foreseeing
Conditional perfect
I would have foresaw
you would have foresaw
he/she/it would have foresaw
we would have foresaw
you would have foresaw
they would have foresaw
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been foreseeing
you would have been foreseeing
he/she/it would have been foreseeing
we would have been foreseeing
you would have been foreseeing
they would have been foreseeing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you foresee
we let´s foresee
you foresee
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to foresee
Past participle
foreseen
Present Participle
foreseeing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORESAW

foresaid
foresail
foresay
foresee
foreseeability
foreseeable
foreseeingly
foreseen
foreseer
foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshank
foresheet
foreship
foreshock
foreshore
foreshorten
foreshortening
foreshow
foreshown

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORESAW

band saw
band-saw
bandsaw
buzz saw
buzzsaw
chain saw
Chickasaw
circular saw
coping saw
hacksaw
handsaw
jigsaw
oversaw
panel saw
resaw
ripsaw
saw
seesaw
Warsaw
whipsaw

Synonyms and antonyms of foresaw in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORESAW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «foresaw» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of foresaw

Translation of «foresaw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORESAW

Find out the translation of foresaw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foresaw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foresaw» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预见
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

previó
570 millions of speakers

English

foresaw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

foresaw
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предвидел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

previu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেখেছিলেন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prévoyait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meramalkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sah
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予見
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예견
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foresaw
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa thấy qua rồi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

foresaw
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आगाऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

öngörmüştü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prevedeva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przewidział
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передбачав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prevăzut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προέβλεπε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorsien ´
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förutsåg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forutså
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foresaw

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORESAW»

The term «foresaw» is regularly used and occupies the 83.397 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORESAW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foresaw» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foresaw» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foresaw

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORESAW»

Discover the use of foresaw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foresaw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Essays in Legal Philosophy
If not, then what a reasonable man would have foreseen gives us little guidance as to what Smith, in a panic, foresaw. If so, then it seems that in order to arrive at a verdict in cases such as Smith's, the jury must know when it is, and when it is ...
Robert S. Summers, 1968
2
They foresaw the future : the story of fulfilled prophecy
A history of prophecy and divination from ancient Egypt down to the present.
Justine C. Glass (pseud), 1969
3
Letters on Different Subjects in Natural Philosophy: ...
God, it is said, foresaw from all eternityevery resolution which I should form, and every action which I should do during every instant of my life. If God foresaw I should just now continue to write, that I should by-and-by lay down my pen, and rise ...
Leonhard Euler, Sir David Brewster, 1837
4
Cases & Materials on Criminal Law
As we understand it, it was not the prosecution case that the appellants had intended to drop the complainant and cause him harm, but that they acted maliciously in the sense that they each actually foresaw that dropping the complainant ...
Michael T. Molan, Mike Molan, 2005
5
A Journey Through Christian Theology: With Texts from the ...
He who had this foreknowledge had some foreknowledge. Furthermore, if God foresaw not nothing, but something, it follows then that there is a power in our will , even though God foresaw it. The conclusion is that we are by no means under ...
William P. Anderson
6
The Church
When he foresaw Peter's memorable sermon on the day of Pentecost, ending in the conversion of thousands ; □when he foresaw Saul, the bitter foe, transformed into Paul the fervent apostle, who ' laboured more abundantly than they all ...
7
Waverley novels
ren, — foresaw the hour approaching which should deprive him of all the splendour which time had made familiarly necessary to him, and send him forth into the world to struggle with poverty, with rapacity, and with scorn. Under these dire ...
Sir Walter Scott
8
Bethlehem - New Life
He foresaw that from the moment of His birth, the mighty King Herod of Israel would try to murder the Divine Son. He foresaw that the blood of the innocent would be shed, as a foretaste of the Innocent Blood of the Son of God being shed to ...
Father Aquinas
9
Q and a Revision Guide Criminal Law 2014 And 2015
Hence Chaka may argue that she foresaw grievous bodily harm (especially in light of her knowledge of Miles) or even that she foresaw Miles causing death as a result of his intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm, but that she did not ...
Mike Molan, 2014
10
The Trial of James Watson: For High Treason, at the Bar of ...
... and before the 18th of November, when the Watson's left the place in Hyde- street, Castle deposited them in that shop of young Watson in Hyde- street, and he deposited them because he then foresaw" (he must be the greatest prophet that ...
James Watson, William Brodie Gurney, 1817

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORESAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foresaw is used in the context of the following news items.
1
EMILY BADGER: We can't bring end to segregation until we can …
Otto Kerner, the governor of Illinois, re-emerged as the man who foresaw Baltimore. Then his warnings were cited by Supreme Court Justice ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
2
Against odds, mare impaled near Killdeer Mountains survives life …
And she did, going against the fate everyone foresaw. “She wanted to live. That's the only way I can really describe it,” Schumacher said. «Dickinson Press, Jul 15»
3
Connecticut car wash owners revved up over new sales tax …
He said "no one foresaw collecting to the penny." While car wash owners could install credit card machines that impose the tax, that could ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
4
The Politicians Who Warned Greece—but Were Ignored - WSJ
In the past quarter century, Greece has had a handful of reformist politicians who foresaw the problems that are now threatening the nation with ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
How Hereford FC rose from United's ashes with help … - The Guardian
... his partners insisted they wanted to revive Hereford, supporters who had dug up all that baggage opposed them absolutely, foresaw that their ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
FLASHBACK: On The Incompatibility Of Christianity With Socialism …
To continue to loose cultural freedoms is what permits, as Gramsci foresaw, the ever increasing loss in economic and political freedom. Bastiat ... «Pewsitter, Jul 15»
7
Ramazan festival breathes new life into Saudi's old Jeddah - The …
While warning “negative development” could jeopardise the area's character, it foresaw “a new virtuous circle” thanks to renovation projects ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Lawsuit: Association awaits Forgette's statement | North Bay Nugget
He said the association sees the matter as personal a dispute between Forgette and the group, and never intended or foresaw the suit ... «The North Bay Nugget, Jul 15»
9
Recession in Canada may be in the offing - Nanaimo Daily News
The negative impact in the oil sector - on jobs, investment and export income - was so significant, he said, that the central bank foresaw first half ... «Nanaimo Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Unwanted Detainees In The South-East | - Leadership
What Iwuanyanwu foresaw has come to pass in a strange manner: the first batch of “Boko Haram” detainees has been shifted to prisons in the ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»

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