foresight

foresight
I noun acumen, anticipation, astuteness, boding, clairvoyance, diligence, discernment, discretion, expectation, forecast, forethought, insight, omen, perception, perspicacity, portent, precaution, precognition, preconception, prediction, premeditation, premonition, prenotion, preparation, presagement, prescience, presentiment, prevision, prognosis, prognostication, prospect, providence, prudence, sagacity, second sight, sense, shrewdness, vaticination, vision, wisdom II index diligence (care), expectation, precaution, precognition, preparation, prognosis, prudence, sagacity, sense (intelligence)

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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 — (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

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