foresaw

CEFRB2

/fɔɹˈsɔ/

verb

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  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of foresee, meaning predicted something before it happened.

Examples

  • No one foresaw the sudden collapse of the market.

  • We foresaw the war.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
1
Parts of speech
1

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Question 1 · Quick check

Nobody blank the sudden collapse of the old building, which caught everyone by surprise.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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