On some occasions we may find it difficult to remember how to spell certain words correctly, and we may make some serious misspelling. The repercussion will not only be on us, on our mistake or on our lack of vocabulary, but, above all, on the person who receives the letter, since spelling mistakes can give them a very bad impression of us.
There are certain words that are usually the ones that give us the most problems when writing them correctly, or that can cause us doubts when writing them, among them we can find the word foresees or foresees.
If you want to learn how to spell foresee or foresee correctly, keep reading this article from doncomos.com where we are going to show you everything you need to know about this word.
Foresee
“Foresee” written in this way, is written incorrectly, since it does not correspond to any of the accepted conjugations for the verb to foresee, what is more, it does not coincide with the conjugation of any other verb.
So if we write “prevee” in this way, using two “e”s at the end, both the word and the sentence in which we include it will not be written correctly.
Some examples in which this word is often used incorrectly are:
Tomorrow is expected to be a sunny day.
Manolo anticipates that the meeting will end around 5 and then he will be able to arrive at the party on time.
Foresee
The word foresees, written in this way, (with a single e at the end and with a tilde) is the correct way to do it.
“Foresee” corresponds to the third person singular conjugation (he, she, you) of the present indicative tense of the verb to foresee.
The definition of this verb according to the RAE is: “guess by signs or indications what is going to happen”, “see in advance”, “prepare or have some means against future contingencies”, therefore it is very common to find this word in sentences that indicate some kind of possibility.
Some examples to show you the correct use of the verb foresees:
- Ana expects to finish all the exams on the 8th, so she won’t go out with us until then.
- Antonio anticipates that he can take a two-week vacation next month.
The biggest question that can come to mind when writing this verb, is to write it with two “e” as we mentioned before, and this is because colloquially, it is said, and therefore it is heard “prevee” with a double or long “e”, instead of with a short “e”, as it should be correctly said. This is a very common and widespread error, therefore, the verb foresees causes confusion both when speaking and when writing, and we must be careful to prevent this grammatical and vocabulary error from spreading further. Remember that if it is written with a single “e”, we must also pronounce it with a single “e”, forcefully and short.
Since this conjugation gives you problems, perhaps it is convenient that we show you the rest of the conjugations of the verb foresees in the present tense of the indicative, so that you will not be confused when writing the words or when using them. Keep in mind that it is an irregular verb, therefore, it is not as easy to conjugate the verb as in the case of regular verbs.
The conjugation of the present indicative of the verb to foresee is:
I foresee
You foresee
He, she, you envision
We foresee
You foresee
They foresee
As a curious fact, another conjugation that also causes problems is the third person of the simple past tense, in this case the question is whether the verb is written “provided” or “foresaw”. The way to write this verb correctly is anticipated.
Look at this example to make it clear:
He foresaw that it would rain today, and he was completely right.
Synonyms of the verb foresee
It is also convenient that you know how to identify some of the synonyms (words that have the same or very similar meaning) of the verb foresee, so that you do not abuse this verb, especially if you are not sure how it is written.
The use of synonyms is ideal to prevent a text from showing “loaded” by always using the same word. It is also a sign of a person’s vocabulary and her ability with words.
Synonyms of the verb foresee are:
Anticipate, forecast, glimpse, predict, intuit, portend, guess, presage, presuppose, conjecture, imagine, presentiment, and prophesy.
We hope that with this brief explanation on how to write foresee or foresee it has become clear to you which is the correct form, and although it is a verb that tends to cause a lot of confusion, we can use it without fear if we know how to spell it correctly and finish with the Doubts about the writing of this verb.