Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to foreseek
Participle: foresought
Gerund: foreseeking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | foreseek |
| you | foreseek |
| he;she;it | foreseeks |
| we | foreseek |
| you | foreseek |
| they | foreseek |
Perfect
| I | have foresought |
| you | have foresought |
| he;she;it | has foresought |
| we | have foresought |
| you | have foresought |
| they | have foresought |
Past
| I | foresought |
| you | foresought |
| he;she;it | foresought |
| we | foresought |
| you | foresought |
| they | foresought |
Pluperfect
| I | had foresought |
| you | had foresought |
| he;she;it | had foresought |
| we | had foresought |
| you | had foresought |
| they | had foresought |
Future
| I | will foreseek |
| you | will foreseek |
| he;she;it | will foreseek |
| we | will foreseek |
| you | will foreseek |
| they | will foreseek |
Future Perfect
| I | will have foresought |
| you | will have foresought |
| he;she;it | will have foresought |
| we | will have foresought |
| you | will have foresought |
| they | will have foresought |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | foreseek |
| you | foreseek |
| he;she;it | foreseek |
| we | foreseek |
| you | foreseek |
| they | foreseek |
Perfect
| I | have foresought |
| you | have foresought |
| he;she;it | have foresought |
| we | have foresought |
| you | have foresought |
| they | have foresought |
Imperfect
| I | foresought |
| you | foresought |
| he;she;it | foresought |
| we | foresought |
| you | foresought |
| they | foresought |
Pluperfect
| I | had foresought |
| you | had foresought |
| he;she;it | had foresought |
| we | had foresought |
| you | had foresought |
| they | had foresought |
Conditional
Present
| I | would foreseek |
| you | would foreseek |
| he;she;it | would foreseek |
| we | would foreseek |
| you | would foreseek |
| they | would foreseek |
Perfect
| I | would have foresought |
| you | would have foresought |
| he;she;it | would have foresought |
| we | would have foresought |
| you | would have foresought |
| they | would have foresought |
Imperative
| you | foreseek |
| we | Let's foreseek |
| you | foreseek |
Verbs similar to 'foreseek'
foresee,
forseek,
foredeem,
forefeel,
foresend,
foreset,
foreshew,
forespeak,
forespeed,
foreweep,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From fore- + seek.
Sample Sentences
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But still I did forget, When I was with you, all I had foresought To utter; for an ocean of new thought Was by your presence into motion set. [1861, Chauncy Hare Townshend, The three gates: in verse:]
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Tea, served in a picturesque spot, foresought and foreordained by the secretary, follows the examination of the local "lion" and breaks the ramble in two. [1904, Charles Thomas Bateman, John Clifford: Free Church leader and preacher:]
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The pamphlet is an attempt to analyse and foreseek the prospects of the foreign policies of certain Afro-Asian countries. [1960, Society for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi, Mankind:]
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And this striving for objectivity which spurs his interest for scientific phenomena, e.g. x-rays which he mentions in his notebook, urges him (one is tempted to say: forces him) to foreseek appearance for the substance of truthfulness. [1986, Giacomo Balla, Maurizio Fagiolo Dell'Arco, Works by Giacomo Balla:]
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Yet I (knew) I must lose (her) to prove “her” inhibitions would not be foresought. And so in departing, I had lost my “second” of the best of friends (save Jesus) by a systematic (misconstrued) freedom of “faith,” and left! (NAKED) to the “WORLD”! [2009, Abhira Fashaukahn, Robbery of the Word That Meant Freed:]