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The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.
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Foresight — or forethought may refer to: *planning *foresight (futures studies) *premonition *precognition *divinationproper names: * Foresight Exchange, an online prediction market using play money * Foresight Institute, an American nonprofit organization * … Wikipedia
Foresight — Fore sight , n. 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. [1913 Webster] This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foresight — (engl., zu deutsch „Blick in die Zukunft“ oder „Voraussicht“) ist der Name für: eine Linux Distribution, die auf rPath Linux basiert, siehe Foresight Linux eine gemeinnützige Organisation mit dem Ziel, die breite Öffentlichkeit über… … Deutsch Wikipedia
foresight — I noun acumen, anticipation, astuteness, boding, clairvoyance, diligence, discernment, discretion, expectation, forecast, forethought, insight, omen, perception, perspicacity, portent, precaution, precognition, preconception, prediction,… … Law dictionary
foresight — (n.) c.1300, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + SIGHT (Cf. sight) (n.). Cf. Ger. Vorsicht … Etymology dictionary
foresight — forethought, providence, discretion, *prudence Analogous words: sagacity, perspicacity, shrewdness, astuteness (see corresponding adjectives at SHREWD): acumen, clairvoyance, *discernment, perception Antonyms: hindsight … New Dictionary of Synonyms
foresight — [n] mental preparedness anticipation, canniness, care, carefulness, caution, circumspection, clairvoyance, discernment, discreetness, discretion, economy, far sightedness, foreknowledge, forethought, insight, longsightedness, perception,… … New thesaurus
foresight — ► NOUN 1) ability to predict the future. 2) the application of care and attention to the likely outcome of something or to future needs. 3) the front sight of a gun. DERIVATIVES foresighted adjective … English terms dictionary
foresight — [fôr′sīt΄] n. [ME, prob. transl. of L providentia] 1. a) the act of foreseeing b) the power to foresee 2. a looking forward 3. thoughtful regard or provision for the future; prudent forethought foresighted adj. foresightedly … English World dictionary
Foresight — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Foresight >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 foresight foresight prospicience prevision long sightedness Sgm: N 1 anticipation anticipation Sgm: N 1 providence providence &c.(preparation) 673 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 … English dictionary for students
foresight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great ▪ perfect (esp. AmE) VERB + FORESIGHT ▪ have ▪ He had the foresight to bring in the chairs before the rain started … Collocations dictionary