fore-saw [fawr-see, fohr-]
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anticipate [an-tis-uh-peyt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: expect; predict
Synonyms: assume, await, bargain for, be afraid, conjecture, count chickens, count on, cross the bridge, divine, entertain*, figure, forecast, foresee, foretaste, foretell, have a hunch, hope for, jump the gun, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, prevision, prognosticate, promise oneself, prophesy, see, see coming, see in the cards, suppose, visualize, wait, wait for
Antonyms: be amazed, be surprised, doubt
Main Entry: contemplate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: think about seriously; plan
Synonyms: aim, aspire to, brood over, chew over, consider, cool out, deliberate, design, envisage, excogitate, expect, foresee, intend, kick around, mean, meditate on, mind, mull over, muse over, observe, percolate, perpend, ponder, propose, purpose, reflect upon, ruminate, size up, speculate, study, take in, think of, weigh
Antonyms: discard, disregard, forget, neglect, scorn, slight
Main Entry: discern
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch sight of; recognize and understand
Synonyms: anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discrepate, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, figure out, find out, focus, foresee, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, judge, know, make distinction, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, pick out, read, remark, rubberneck, secern, see the light, see through, separate, severalize, spot, take in, view
Antonyms: disregard, neglect, overlook
Main Entry: divine
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: prophesy
Synonyms: anticipate, apprehend, conjecture, deduce, discern, forebode, forefeel, foreknow, foresee, foretell, go out on a limb, guess, infer, intuit, perceive, predict, previse, prognosticate, see, see in the cards, suppose, surmise, suspect, take a shot, take a stab, understand, visualize
Main Entry: envisage/envision
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: picture in one's mind
Synonyms: anticipate, behold, conceive, conceptualize, contemplate, externalize, fancy, feature, foresee, form mental picture of, grasp, have a picture of, image, imagine, look upon, materialize, objectify, predict, realize, regard, see, survey, think up, view, view in mind's eye, vision, visualize
Main Entry: expect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: believe strongly; anticipate
Synonyms: apprehend, assume, await, bargain for, bargain on, be afraid, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, count on, divine, envisage, feel, figure, forecast, foreknow, foresee, gather, hope, hope for, imagine, in the cards, look, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, predict, presume, presuppose, reckon, see coming, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust, understand, wait for, watch for
Main Entry: extrapolate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: infer
Synonyms: anticipate, assume, conclude, deduce, envision, figure, foresee, foretell, guess, hypothesize, make an educated guess, predict, project, see ahead, theorize
Main Entry: fear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: feel alarm; be scared of
Synonyms: anticipate, apprehend, avoid, be afraid, be anxious, be apprehensive, be disquieted, be frightened, be in awe, blanch, break out in a sweat, cower, crouch, dare not, dread, expect, falter, feel concern, flinch, foresee, fret, have butterflies, have qualms, lose courage, quail, quaver, shrink, shudder, shun, shy, start, suspect, tremble, wilt, worry
Antonyms: brave
Main Entry: forebode
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: predict, warn
Synonyms: augur, betoken, bode, divine, forecast, foresee, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn, indicate, omen, portend, premonish, presage, prognosticate, promise
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