[syn: prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Foresight \Fore"sight`\, n.
1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience;
foreknowledge. --Milton.
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2. Action in reference to the future; provident care;
prudence; wise forethought.
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This seems an unseasonable foresight. --Milton.
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A random expense, without plan or foresight.
--Burke.
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3. (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except
the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or
theodolite in a forward direction.
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4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
foresight
n 1: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
[syn: foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness]
2: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn:
prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Foresight
A software product from Nu Thena providing
graphical modelling tools for high level system design and
simulation.
(1994-10-24)