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English
Etymology
From Middle English forseen, forsen, from Old English forsēon (“to look down upon, despise”), equivalent to for- + see. Compare Old Saxon farsehan, Old High German farsehan (Middle High German versehen).
Verb
forsee (third-person singular simple present forsees, present participle forseeing, simple past forsaw, past participle forseen)
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
1882, Victor Roy, A Masonic Poem by Harriet Annie Wilkins:Could I forsee the sunken rocks of life?
- Alternative spelling of foresee
- 1841, Gordon, History of Scots Affairs, from 1637 - 1641 (quote from 1638):
- The reasone why the Commissioner did so muche presse the reading of the declinator was, because he forsaw that they meant to putt him to a dilemma which still should bring ane inconvenience along with it
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To oversee; superintend; direct.
See also
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary, Forsee.
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