mindmap root((预见)) foresee implies nothing about how the knowledge is derived and may apply to ordinary reasoning and experience : no one could ~ the economic crisis. foreknow stresses prior knowledge and implies supernatural assistance, as through revelation: if only we could ~ our own destinies. divine adds to foresee the suggestion of exceptional wisdom or discernment: an European traveler who ~d the course of American destiny. apprehend implies foresight mingled with uncertainty, anxiety, or dread: ~ed that his odd behavior was a sign of a troubled soul. anticipate implies such foreknowledge as leads or allows one to take action about or respond emotionally to something before it happens: the servants ~d our every need.