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pre-seen

pre-seen is the past participle 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-seen

What is pre-seen the past participle of?
Pre-seen is the past participle of pre-see.

Words near pre-seen in the dictionary

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

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