Used in a Sentence

foreseen

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for foreseen.

Editorial note

Communication networks are in general designed for a certain base capacity and foreseen spikes withing certain limits.

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Quick take

known beforehand

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of foreseen gathered in one view.

adjective

known beforehand

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for foreseen.

Example sentences

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Communication networks are in general designed for a certain base capacity and foreseen spikes withing certain limits.

2

But surely, she couldn't have foreseen that sharing something like that might cost one of the guys his job?

3

It might be a flaw in the design of the machine, which could not be foreseen.

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Basically, the experience was a bit more difficult than I thought, but in ways I could've never foreseen.

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Only after the pregnancy was her husband laid off and they couldn't have easily foreseen that the babies would have health problems.

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I don't think anyone could have foreseen what effect JavaScript would have on the internet.

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The result are secret proceedings and parliaments that become pressed to vote for big legislation where the effects for democracy and nations can not be foreseen.

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Sure, perhaps the Pages team could have foreseen this issue.

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I suppose Tsipras could have foreseen this from a negotiation point of view.

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But for 10 years I made $55-$75/hour maintaining that thing - which I hadn't really foreseen I just wanted to learn web programming.

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The bubbles have been foreseen years ahead of time.

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PS: the usual recommendation is to build a game not an engine, I guess nobody have foreseen an experienced developer going even lower in abstraction:).

Quote examples

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I'm certain this was not a foreseen consequence.) I think that something a "large number of...

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One which meets your requirements, now and foreseen." Class-itis, div-itis, selector-nesting-itis...

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You should have foreseen these problems, and worked with me to mitigate them." Personally I find getting the balance right, between understanding how and why a situation has occurred, or will occur - and how to "motivate" a customer/supplier/colleague to do "better" irrespective of the resources - really quite hard.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use foreseen in a sentence?

Communication networks are in general designed for a certain base capacity and foreseen spikes withing certain limits.

What does foreseen mean?

known beforehand

What part of speech is foreseen?

foreseen is commonly used as adjective.