to previse
- verb
- /prɪˈvaɪz/
- Archaic
:
prever
- She was able to previse the outcome of the negotiations, thanks to her experience.
Examples
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The scientists could previse the storm's arrival based on atmospheric data.
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Using advanced algorithms, the system can previse potential failures in machinery.
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Visual binaries now can previse and improve your reading.
Synonyms
109
3.2
To expect that something will happen
77
3.9
To know or expect something before it happens
54
2.5
To say what will probably happen using information, for example about weather or business
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7.0
To say what will happen in the future
16
6.2
To give a small sign that something will happen in the future
13
8.4
To show that something, often bad, will probably happen
3
9.3
To say what will happen in the future using clues
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8.0
To be a sign that something will happen later
To know something before it happens
Predict an event from a sign or dream
To seem to show that something bad will happen
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
previse = pre + vise
Although the form includes the familiar prefix 'pre-', the root 'vise' is not a standalone English word meaning 'see', so an average learner cannot reliably derive the meaning from the parts.
Etymology
The word previse comes from the parts pre- ('before') and vis ('see'), the same root you find in vision. So to previse is like 'seeing before' — to foresee or expect something before it happens.