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forseeing

forseeing is the present participle and gerund of forsee.

Meaning of forsee

Verb

forsee (third-person singular simple present forsees, present participle forseeing, simple past forsaw, past participle forseen)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
    • Could I forsee the sunken rocks of life?1882, Victor Roy, A Masonic Poem by Harriet Annie Wilkins
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To oversee; superintend; direct.

Questions about forseeing

What is forseeing the present participle and gerund of?
Forseeing is the present participle and gerund of forsee.

Words near forseeing in the dictionary

  1. Forschungsstipendium
  2. forscolin
  3. FORSCOM
  4. forsee
  5. forseeable
  6. forseeing
  7. forseek
  8. forseeking
  9. forseeks
  10. forseen
  11. forsees

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