previse

Definitions

pre- (before) + vis (see) = 'see beforehand,' i.e. foresee. Rare and literary; the everyday equivalents are foresee and forewarn.

Common Collocations

• 1.[previse a crisis]预见危机
• 2.[previse danger]预知危险
• 3.[previse consequences]预见后果

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The old seer claimed to previse the coming famine.