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pre-seeing

pre-seeing is the present participle and gerund of pre-see.

Meaning of pre-see

Verb

pre-see (third-person singular simple present pre-sees, present participle pre-seeing, simple past pre-saw, past participle pre-seen)

  1. (rare, transitive) To foresee.
    • Or again, that man had once the faculty for pre-seeing the future, as he now has for remembering the past, but has lost it in great measure, on account of its biological undesirability?1938, K. W. Wild, Intuition

Questions about pre-seeing

What is pre-seeing the present participle and gerund of?
Pre-seeing is the present participle and gerund of pre-see.

Words near pre-seeing in the dictionary

  1. Pre-Samnite
  2. pre-saw
  3. pre-school
  4. pre-scrutiny
  5. pre-see
  6. pre-seeing
  7. pre-seen
  8. pre-sees
  9. pre-sequel
  10. pre-sequels
  11. pre-series

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