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foresee vs imagine

imagine vs foresee

foresee and imagine both are verbs.

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

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