foresee
to see or know before something happens
Roots
Other words with the fore- root
- foreseeable: able to be seen or expected before it happens
- forestall: to prevent or block before something happens
Other words with the see root
- foreseeable: able to be seen or expected before it happens
Fore- gives before and see gives looking. To foresee is to see ahead.
She could foresee the scheduling problem before the emails made it obvious.