forsee
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
- (alternative spelling of) foresee
- (transitive) To oversee; superintend; direct.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forseen inherited from Old English forsēon (despise, look down upon) prefix from English see.
Origin
English
see
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftersee English
- besee English
- farsee English
- foresee English
- insee English
- missee English
- must-see English
- outsee English
- oversee English
- pre-see English
- resee English
- see English
- seeability English
- seeable English
- seeing English
- seer English
- seest English
- seeth English
- sight English
- sithee English
- undersee English
- unsee English
- unseeability English
- forsēon Old English
- forseen Middle English
- seen Middle English
- farsehan Old Saxon
- sehan Old Saxon
- syi Sranan Tongo