English Explanatory Dictionary

forsee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
  2. Alternative spelling of foresee.
  3. To oversee; superintend; direct.

Word forms

forsee forsees forseeing forsaw forseen

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).

Related words

foresee
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