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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] A random expense, without plan or foresight. --Burke. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a. [1913 Webster]
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)