forudser

Forudser is a Danish verb meaning to foresee or anticipate future events or outcomes. It describes the act of predicting or envisioning what may happen, often based on information, analysis, or experience. In the present tense, third-person singular form is forudser, as in “Han forudser en ændring i markedet.”

Etymology and form: The word combines the prefix for- (“before”) with the verb udse (“to perceive”). The construction conveys perceiving in advance. The past tense is forudså, and the past participle is forudset, used in perfect tenses: “han har forudset konsekvenserne.”

Usage and nuance: Forudser is common in journalism, economics, science, and politics to express reasoned forecasts. It often denotes predictions grounded in reasoning or evidence rather than pure guesswork. It sits near synonyms such as forudsige; however, forudse emphasizes the act of perceiving future possibilities, while forudsige emphasizes delivering a forecast based on data.

Examples: “Analytikere forudser en lavere vækst i andet kvartal.” “Eksperter forudså, at olieprisen ville falde.” “Han har forudset konsekvenserne af lovforslaget.”

Related terms: forudse has a similar meaning; forudsige is more common in formal forecasting. Danish cognates exist in Norwegian (forutser/forutse) and Swedish (förutse).