know in advance; foresee; predict
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to know in advance; to foresee; to predict
Can refer to both intuitive foresight and rational prediction based on signs or evidence.
Yún云
néng能
gòu够
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
yù预
zhī知
tiān天
qì气
biàn变
huà化
。
Clouds can help us predict weather changes.
Wǒ我
wú无
fǎ法
yù预
zhī知
míng明
tiān天
huì会
fā发
shēng生
shén什
me么
。
I cannot foresee what will happen tomorrow.
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Tā他
yǒu有
yù预
zhī知
wèi未
lái来
de的
tè特
shū殊
néng能
lì力
。
He has a special ability to foresee the future.
Méi没
yǒu有
rén人
néng能
yù预
zhī知
zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
nàn难
de的
fā发
shēng生
。
No one could have predicted the occurrence of this disaster.