foresee

/fɔrˈsi/
verb
  1. To see or know something in advance; to predict or expect that something will happen.
    • No one could have foreseen how popular the new app would become.
    • The weather forecasters could not foresee the sudden change in wind direction.
    • She foresaw the problems with the project and prepared a backup plan.
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