foresee
v
(pt foresaw , pp foreseen ) [Tn, Tf, Tw]
see or know that sth is going to happen in the future; predict 预见; 预知; 预料
The difficulties could not have been foreseen. 这些困难是无法预见的.
He foresaw that the job would take a long time. 他预见到做这件工作需要很长时间.
They could not have foreseen how things would turn out. 他们不可能预知事情的结果.