Vocabulary
Foresee
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
be aware of beforehand; predict.
Urdu meaning
پیشنگوئی کرنا،توقع کرنا، بھانپ لینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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`It`s a little unfair of Iran to fight back,` he said.The Trump administration didn`t foresee the economic repercussions of the war.
Dawn Editorials —
Lessons from the war
— 2026-03-23
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The Stoic Roman philosopher Marcus Aurelius once advised: `Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you foresee the future.He spoke from experience.
Dawn Editorials —
Rex Mundi
— 2026-03-05
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At the time the IPPs under CPEC were planned nobody could foresee a 90pc collapse in solar panel prices from two dollars to 20 cents per watt.
Dawn Editorials —
Shrinking grid
— 2026-02-14
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Some even foresee a Muslim Nato.But Nato binds 32 rich, mostly closely located states (three of them nuclear) that have one key common foe (Russia) and one small border to defend.
Dawn Editorials —
Pact risks
— 2025-09-30
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As guardians, thought leaders, politicians and practitioners, we cannot foresee how or where our Lord may choose to bestow His blessings.
Dawn Editorials —
Theft of childhood
— 2025-08-22
Synonyms
anticipate, envision, predict, forecast,foretell, envisage, see, expect
Antonyms
misinterpret, misunderstand
Curator example
“we did not foresee any difficulties”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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