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foresight

Use the noun foresight to describe successful planning for the future, like on a cloudy morning having the foresight to bring an umbrella in case of rain showers later in the day.

The word foresight is made of two parts: fore, which means "before," and sight, which means "to perceive." People often perceive things with their eyes: this is vision, or sight. But vision also describes what someone thinks will happen. So foresight is planning for things before they happen.

DEFINITIONS OF: foresight

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n seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

Synonyms:
farsightedness, prevision, prospicience
Type of:
knowing
a clear and certain mental apprehension

n providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

Synonyms:
foresightedness, foresightfulness
Type of:
providence
the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
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