Foretell vs Forsee - What's the difference?
foretell | forsee |
To predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy.
* Alexander Pope
* C. Middleton
To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
*1882 , Victor Roy, A Masonic Poem by Harriet Annie Wilkins :
*1841', Gordon, ''History of Scots Affairs, from 1637 - 1641'' (quote from ' 1638 ):
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To oversee; superintend; direct.
As verbs the difference between foretell and forsee
is that foretell is to predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy while forsee is to neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.foretell
English
Verb
- Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold .
- Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and lustre of his character.
Derived terms
* foretellable * foretellerReferences
* *Anagrams
* English irregular verbsforsee
English
Verb
- Could I forsee the sunken rocks of life?
- 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 [...]
- It was possible to foresee that the coming winter would be a hard one.