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foresight (noun)

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  • 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 — 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

  • foresight — noun (U) the ability to imagine what is likely to happen and to consider this when planning for the future: The report blames the accident on lack of foresight by the original planners. | have the foresight to do sth: Luckily she had had the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • foresight — noun Date: 14th century 1. an act or the power of foreseeing ; prescience 2. provident care ; prudence < had the foresight to invest his money wisely > 3. an act of looking forward; also a view forward • foresighted adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foresight — noun The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future. Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives. Syn: prescience, foreknowledge, divination, clairvoyance, prophecy Ant: hindsight …   Wiktionary

  • 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 — noun my lack of foresight has cost me dearly Syn: forethought, planning, farsightedness, vision, anticipation, prudence, care, caution, precaution, readiness, preparedness Ant: hindsight …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • foresight — noun 1》 the ability to anticipate future events or requirements. 2》 the front sight of a gun. 3》 Surveying a sight taken forwards. Derivatives foresighted adjective foresightedly adverb foresightedness noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • foresight — /ˈfɔsaɪt / (say fawsuyt) noun 1. care or provision for the future; provident care: *So far his foresight was aiding his good fortune wonderfully. –ion l. idriess, 1953. 2. the act or power of foreseeing; prevision; prescience. 3. the act of… …  

  • foresight — fore|sight [ fɔr,saıt ] noun uncount the good judgment to think and plan before an event, so that you are prepared for whatever may happen: Early planners of New York City showed tremendous foresight in their design of the water system. I m glad… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • foresight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. forethought, preparation; foreknowledge, prescience; clairvoyance, prevision. See prediction, caution, expectation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Power to imagine the future] Syn. prescience, prevision,… …   English dictionary for students

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