foreknew

verb

past tense of foreknow
as in anticipated
to realize or know about beforehand what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?

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  1. anticipated
  2. foresaw
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  • In San Diego, the law could have a greater reach than the city anticipated.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • Trump’s growth potential was, of course, greater than Graham had anticipated.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 July 2026
Definition of anticipated
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  • The sociologist Max Weber foresaw the paralysis of this bureaucratization that is now unleashing a rising fury against democracy itself.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • In 2016, Henry foresaw Alan Thicke having health issues months before Thicke died.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Definition of foresaw
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