foresee
/fɔːˈsiː/verb
उच्चारण फ़ॉसी
पूर्वानुमान लगाना, पहले से देख लेना
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Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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[T] ~ sth | ~ that… | ~ what, how, etc.
to think something is going to happen in the future; to know about something before it happens
पूर्वानुमान लगाना, पहले से देख लेना
- Nobody could foresee the flood.
- I foresee no problems.
- Few experts could foresee the sudden fall in prices.
+ 2 more examples
- I can foresee some trouble if we do not start early.
- Nobody foresaw that the match would end in a tie.
Synonyms predict anticipate forecast expect envisage
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
foresee + object
To know or expect that something will happen before it does. The object comes directly after it.
किसी बात के घटने से पहले उसे जान लेना या उसकी अपेक्षा करना। Object इसके तुरंत बाद आता है।
- Nobody could foresee the floods.
- The economist foresaw a fall in prices.
foresee that / wh-clause
It can take a that-clause or a wh-word for what you expect.
जो अपेक्षित हो उसके लिए that-clause या wh-word आ सकता है।
- I foresee that the match will be close.
- Can you foresee what will happen next?
foresee sth happening
To describe the event, use the object followed by an -ing form, not a to-infinitive.
घटना का वर्णन करने के लिए object के बाद -ing रूप आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
- No one foresaw him winning the election.
irregular forms: foresee, foresaw, foreseen
Past tense is foresaw and the participle is foreseen. The adjective is foreseeable or unforeseen.
Past tense 'foresaw' और participle 'foreseen' है। Adjective रूप 'foreseeable' या 'unforeseen' हैं।
- She had foreseen the problem long before.
- In the foreseeable future, fuel costs will rise.
+Collocations 4
foresee + noun
dangerproblemdifficultyresultconsequence
- He did not foresee any difficulty in the plan.
adverb + foresee
clearlyeasilyhardlyneverfully
- Nobody could have foreseen the outcome.
foreseeable / unforeseen
foreseeable futureunforeseen eventsunforeseen delayforeseeable risk
- An unforeseen delay held up the train.
can / could / cannot + foresee
can foreseecould not foreseecannot foreseefailed to foresee
- The government failed to foresee the shortage.
“More examples 5
- A good captain foresees danger and prepares the team.
अच्छा कप्तान ख़तरे का पूर्वानुमान करके टीम को तैयार करता है।
- The farmers foresaw a poor harvest because of the weak monsoon.
कमज़ोर मानसून के कारण किसानों ने ख़राब फ़सल का पूर्वानुमान लगा लिया था।
- We foresee no change in the exam pattern this year.
हमें इस वर्ष परीक्षा के स्वरूप में कोई परिवर्तन नहीं दिखता।
- Radhika had foreseen that the bus would be late.
राधिका ने पहले ही भाँप लिया था कि बस देर से आएगी।
- The shop will stay shut for the foreseeable future.
दुकान निकट भविष्य के लिए बंद रहेगी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Nobody foreseed the flood.
✓ Nobody foresaw the flood.
Foresee is irregular; its past tense is foresaw.
'Foresee' irregular है; इसका past tense 'foresaw' है।
✗ No one could foresee to happen such a thing.
✓ No one could foresee such a thing happening.
Foresee is followed by an object and an -ing form, not by to happen.
'Foresee' के बाद object और -ing रूप आता है, 'to happen' नहीं।
✗ Prices will stay low in the foreseen future.
✓ Prices will stay low in the foreseeable future.
The fixed phrase is the foreseeable future.
स्थिर phrase 'the foreseeable future' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Foresee, predict and forecast all deal with the future, but they differ in the basis of the claim.
Foresee, predict और forecast तीनों भविष्य से जुड़े हैं, पर दावे के आधार में अंतर है।
To realise in advance that something is likely, usually by thinking it through.
सोच-विचार से पहले ही समझ लेना कि कुछ होने की संभावना है।
- I foresee trouble.
To say what will happen, based on facts or belief.
तथ्यों या विश्वास के आधार पर कहना कि क्या होगा।
- Experts predict a good monsoon.
To give an expert estimate, especially of weather or money.
विशेषकर मौसम या धन के बारे में विशेषज्ञ का अनुमान देना।
- Rain is forecast for tomorrow.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
AaSpelling
fore·see
With fore- (before), not 'forsee'.
fore- (पहले) के साथ, 'forsee' नहीं।
?Which word?
Keep apart fore- (before: foresee, forecast, forehead, forefather) and for- (away or against: forget, forgive, forbid, forgo).
Fore- (पहले: foresee, forecast, forehead, forefather) और for- (दूर या विरुद्ध: forget, forgive, forbid, forgo) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Foresee, foresaw, foreseen.
Irregular verb: foresee (पहले से अनुमान लगाना) की तीन forms हैं foresee, foresaw और foreseen। Past tense में foresaw और past participle में foreseen प्रयोग होता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The ability to judge what will happen and plan for it is foresight; the opposite, understanding something only after it has happened, is hindsight.
यह आँकने और योजना बनाने की क्षमता कि क्या होगा foresight; इसका उलटा, घटना के बाद समझ आना, hindsight।