verb
- past participle of foresee; predicted or anticipated in advance
Examples
- The economic downturn had been foreseen by several analysts.
- This problem could have been foreseen with better planning.
- The consequences were clearly foreseen but ignored.
- Had the storm been foreseen, we would have postponed the trip.
- The shortage was foreseen months ago by industry experts.
- Such difficulties should have been foreseen from the beginning.