Foresaw

/fɔrˈsɔ/ verb

Definition

Past tense of 'foresee': to see, know, or predict something before it happens.

Etymology

From Old English 'foreseon,' combining 'fore-' (before) + 'seon' (to see). This word is ancient, appearing in Old English texts over 1,000 years ago, and its meaning has remained unchanged because the concept of prediction is universal.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, 'foresaw' is one of the few English words where we still use the OLD past tense form 'saw' instead of a regular '-ed' ending—it's a linguistic fossil from Middle English that refused to modernize!

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