Basic Details
Word: Foreseeing
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Knowing or expecting that something will happen before it does.
Synonyms: predicting, anticipating, expecting, forecasting
How to Spell Foreseeing
Syllables: fore - see - ing
Tricky part: Three e's come close together: the e of fore and the double e of see. Students drop one of them (foreseing, forseeing).
Watch out for: foreseing, forseeing, foreceeing
Memory tip: Fore + see + ing: count three e's, one from fore and two from see.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Foreseeing heavy rain, the farmers covered their harvested wheat.
Example 2: The coach made the team practise twice a day, foreseeing a tough final.
Example 3: She kept a spare charger in her bag, foreseeing a long day at the fair.
Fun Fact
Foresee changes exactly as see does: foresaw, foreseen, foreseeing. So if you can spell the forms of see, you can spell every form of foresee.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
The engineers kept extra pumps ready, foreseing that the underground station would flood during the first heavy showers of July.
a) showers
b) engineers
c) foreseing
d) underground
Show answer
c) foreseing. See keeps both its e's before ing, so the word is fore-see-ing.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word foreseeing as used in the sentence:
Foreseeing a shortage of water, the hostel warden filled every bucket the night before.
a) causing
b) forgetting
c) predicting
d) ignoring
Show answer
c) predicting. The warden saw the shortage coming, which is predicting it.
Mingle-Mangle
Rearrange the jumbled letters in the sentence to form the right word:
The minister's report was praised for genisoreef the problems of the new highway.
a) forgiving
b) overseeing
c) foreseeing
d) foregoing
Show answer
c) foreseeing. Overseeing has a v, forgiving a v too, and foregoing needs two g's; the jumble's f and three e's give foreseeing.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Someone good at foreseeing problems is ____.
a) able to spot them before they happen
b) likely to forget about them
c) quick to cause them for others
d) unable to solve them at all
Show answer
a) able to spot them before they happen
2. Which noun is closely linked to foresee?
a) forehead
b) foresight
c) foreword
d) foreman
Show answer
b) foresight
