/fɔ:ˈsi: ||; fɔrˈsi/verb [T] (past tense foresaw /fɔ:ˈsɔ: ||; fɔrˈsɔ/ past participle foreseen /fɔ:ˈsi:n ||; fɔrˈsin/) to know or guess that sth is going to happen in the future 预见；预计: Nobody could have foreseen the result of the election. 谁也无法料到这样的选举结果。 ☞Look at unforeseen. 参看unforeseen。