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foresight
[fawr-sahyt, fohr-]
noun
care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
the act or power of foreseeing; prevision; prescience.
an act of looking forward.
knowledge or insight gained by or as by looking forward; a view of the future.
Synonyms:Surveying.
a sight or reading taken on a forward point.
(in leveling) a rod reading on a point the elevation of which is to be determined.
foresight
/ ˈɔːˌɪ /
noun
provision for or insight into future problems, needs, etc
the act or ability of foreseeing
the act of looking forward
surveying a reading taken looking forwards to a new station, esp in levelling from a point of known elevation to a point the elevation of which is to be determined Compare backsight
the front sight on a firearm
Other 51Թ Forms
- foresighted adjective
- foresightedly adverb
- foresightedness noun
- foresightful adjective
- ˌڴǰˈٱ adverb
- ˌڴǰˈٱ adjective
- ˌڴǰˈٱness noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of foresight1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Patience and foresight are underappreciated, but indispensable virtues of constitutional government.
By luck or foresight, Barbeque 67 set the tone for what was to come.
Tara Kerin, a project scientist who works in pediatric infectious disease research at the Geffen School, told the crowd that “these cuts were made with no thought, no foresight and no reason.”
For the BBC, John Timpson - best known for presenting the Today programme - turned up with an instrument he had, with astonishing foresight, picked up while covering the Queen's recent trip to Ethiopia.
Critics question Germany's lack of foresight, or ability to move with the times.
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