fore-see Copy link Outline 1. praevĭdeo, vīdi, sum, 2 (to discern what is coming to pass)2. prōvĭdeo, 2 (to anticipate, and take measures accordingly)3. prospicio, spexi, spectum, 3 (strictly to descry from a distance) • fore-see: 1. praevĭdeo, vīdi, sum, 2 (to discern what is coming to pass): the soul f.s the future, animus futura pr., Cic.: I foresee what defence Hortensius will make, praevideo quod sit defensurus Hortensius, Cic. Verr. 5, 9, 22. 2. prōvĭdeo, 2 (to anticipate, and take measures accordingly): the pilot by (the exercise of) reason f.s a storm, gubernator tempestatem ratione pr., Cic. Div. 2, 6, 16: it is the duty of a consul to f. what is going to happen, est consulis pr. quid futurum sit, Cic. Mur. 2, 4: a f.n tempest, tempestas ante provisa, Ter. 3. prospicio, spexi, spectum, 3 (strictly to descry from a distance): as from a watch-tower, I foresaw long before the coming storm, multo ante, tanquam ex specula, prospexi tempestatem futuram, Cic. Fam. 4, 3, ad init.: also with rel. clause, pr. quid auditurus sis, Cic. Quint. 10, 35. See also to anticipate.