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foresee vs conceive of

conceive of vs foresee

foresee and conceive of both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foresee No No Yes No
conceive of No No Yes No
As verbs, conceive of is a hypernym of foresee; that is, conceive of is a word with a broader meaning than foresee:
  • foresee: picture to oneself; imagine possible
  • conceive of: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Other hypernyms of foresee include envisage, ideate, imagine.
foresee (verb) conceive of (verb)
realize beforehand form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
picture to oneself; imagine possible
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between foresee and conceive of

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