# foresaw

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔɹˈsɔ/ · frequency rank #40,700

## Definitions
1. simple past of foresee

## Easily confused with
- **forest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foresaw-vs-forest)
- **forests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foresaw-vs-forests)
- **foresee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foresaw-vs-foresee)
- **foreman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foreman-vs-foresaw)

## Common misspellings (10)
`fforesaw`, `foersaw`, `foreasw`, `foresaww`, `foressaw`, `foreswa`, `forresaw`, `forseaw`, `froesaw`, `ofresaw`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foresaw