An obsolete or archaic spelling and form of 'foresee,' meaning to see or know something before it happens.
From Old English 'for-' (beforehand) + 'see' or 'seon.' The modern spelling 'foresee' standardized during the Early Modern English period as spelling conventions solidified.
Comparing 'forsee' to 'foresee' shows how English spelling was chaotic until the printing press standardized it—same word, just written differently.
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