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Vinony

foresight

noun

  1. ability to prepare for future events
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/ / /ˈfɔːsaɪt/ / /ˈfo(ː)ɹsaɪt/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque of Latin providentia. By surface analysis, fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht, Saterland Frisian Foarsicht, archaic Dutch voorzicht (now voorzichtigheid), German Vorsicht (all “caution, foresight”).

  1. The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

    “Near-synonym: forethought”

    “Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.”

  2. The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically.
  3. The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun).

    “Holonym: iron sights”

  4. A bearing taken forwards towards a new object.