Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive)To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.

  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive)To oversee; superintend; direct.

Origin

From Middle English forseen, forsen, from Old English forsēon (“to look down upon, despise

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).

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Forms

forsees, forseeing, forsaw, forseen
Base formforsee · to forsee
3rd person singularforsees
Present participleforseeing
Past simpleforsaw
Past participleforseen

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforsee
he, she, itforsees

Past simpleLesson

all personsforsaw

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forseen
he, she, ithas forseen

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forsee

Word family

1 related words
RelatedforeseeB2

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
formulateC1formulationfornicationforsakefortforte
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