# foresee

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔɹˈsi/ · frequency rank #22,975

## Definitions
1. To perceive (a situation or event) in advance.
2. To provide.

## Etymology
From Middle English foreseen, forseen, from Old English foresēon; equivalent to fore- + see. Similar formations in Dutch voorzien, German vorsehen, Latin prōvideō, (whence provide and purvey), Ancient Greek πρόοιδα (próoida), Polish przewidzieć, Russian провидеть (providetʹ).

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

## Common misspellings (9)
`fforesee`, `foersee`, `foreese`, `forese`, `foressee`, `forresee`, `forseee`, `froesee`, `ofresee`

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