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forsee en · VERB

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).

Meanings

1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
   • Could I forsee the sunken rocks of life? 1882, Victor Roy, A Masonic Poem by Harriet Annie Wilkins:
2. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of foresee.
   alt of foresee
   • 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 … 1841, Gordon, History of Scots Affairs, from 1637 - 1641 (quote from 1638)
3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To oversee; superintend; direct.

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Relateds

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