forsee

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forseen, forsen, from Old English forsēon (“to look down upon, despise”), equivalent to for- +‎ see. Compare Old Saxon farsehan, Old High German farsehan (Middle High German versehen). === Verb === forsee (third-person singular simple present forsees, present participle forseeing, simple past forsaw, past participle forseen) (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise. Alternative spelling of foresee. 1841, Gordon, History of Scots Affairs, from 1637 - 1641 (quote from 1638): The reasone why the Commissioner did so muche presse the reading of the declinator was, because he forsaw that they meant to putt him to a dilemma which still should bring ane inconvenience along with it [...] (transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To oversee; superintend; direct. === See also === foresee === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “forsee”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary, Forsee. === Anagrams === Forees, Froese