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foresight

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Noun
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fore=sight

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun foresight has 2 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

foresightn. 
  •  The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought.  [1913 Webster]
    "This seems an unseasonable foresight."  [1913 Webster]
    "A random expense, without plan or foresight."  [1913 Webster]
  •  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]
  •  Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

foresight, n.
1 regard or provision for the future.
2 the process of foreseeing.
3 the front sight of a gun.
4 Surveying a sight taken forwards.

Derivative
foresighted adj. foresightedly adv. foresightedness n.
Etymology
ME, prob. after ON forsj{aacute}, forsj{oacute} (as FORE-, SIGHT)

THESAURUS

foresight

ESP, actuarial prediction, acuity, acumen, acuteness, aftertime, afteryears, anticipation, apocalypse, apperception, approach, arrangement, astuteness, attack, beginnings, blueprint, blueprinting, by-and-by, calculation, canniness, care, caution, charting, circumspection, clairsentience, clairvoyance, cogency, conception, contrivance, course ahead, crystal ball, design, determinism, device, discernment, discreetness, discretion, disposition, distant future, earliness, early hour, early stage, enterprise, envisagement, eventuality, expectation, extrasensory perception, farseeingness, farsightedness, figuring, first crack, first stage, forearming, foreboding, forecast, forecasting, forehandedness, foreknowledge, foreshowing, foresightedness, foretelling, forethought, forethoughtfulness, forward look, future, future tense, futurism, futurity, game, graphing, ground floor, ground plan, guesswork, guidelines, head start, hereafter, idea, immediate future, immediate prospect, imminence, improbability, incisiveness, insight, insurance, intention, intuition, layout, lineup, long-range plan, longheadedness, longsightedness, lucidity, mapping, master plan, measures, method, methodology, near future, offing, omen, operations research, organization, outlook, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, percipience, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, perspicuity, perspicuousness, plan, planning, planning function, posteriority, prearrangement, precaution, precautions, precautiousness, prediction, prefiguration, prefigurement, prefiguring, premonition, presage, presaging, prescience, presentiment, preshowing, presignifying, prevenience, preventive measure, prevision, probability, procedure, prognosis, prognostication, program, program of action, project, promise, prophecy, prophesying, prospect, prospectus, protection, providence, provision, prudence, psychometry, rationalization, readiness, running start, safeguard, sagaciousness, sagacity, schedule, schema, schematism, schematization, scheme, scheme of arrangement, second sight, sensibility, setup, sixth sense, soothsay, speculation, statistical prediction, steps, steps and measures, strategic plan, strategy, system, systematization, tactical plan, tactics, the big picture, the future, the morrow, the picture, the sweet by-and-by, time ahead, time just ahead, time to come, time to spare, tomorrow, trenchancy, vaticination, very beginning, vision, watchfulness, way, wisdom, working plan

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Futurity

N futurity, futurition, future, hereafter, time to come, approaching time, coming time, subsequent time, after time, approaching age, coming age, subsequent age, after age, approaching days, coming days, subsequent days, after days, approaching hours, coming hours, subsequent hours, after hours, approaching ages, coming ages, subsequent ages, after ages, approaching life, coming life, subsequent life, after life, approaching years, coming years, subsequent years, after years, morrow, millennium, doomsday, day of judgment, crack of doom, remote future, approach of time advent, time drawing on, womb of time, destiny, eventuality, heritage, heirs posterity, prospect, foresight, future, to come, coming, next, near, close at hand, eventual, ulterior, in prospect, prospectively, hereafter, in future, kal, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in course of time, in process of time, in the fullness of time, eventually, ultimately, sooner or later, proximo, paulo post futurum, in after time, one of these days, after a time, after a while, from this time, henceforth, henceforwards, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, whereupon, upon which, soon, on the eve of, on the point of, on the brink of, about to, close upon, quid sit futurum cras fuge quaerere.

Caution

N caution, cautiousness, discretion, prudence, cautel, heed, circumspection, calculation, deliberation, foresight, vigilance, warning, coolness, self-possession, self-command, presence of mind, sang froid, well-regulated mind, worldly wisdom, Fabian policy, cautious, wary, guarded, on one's guard, cavendo tutus, in medio tutissimus, vigilant, careful, heedful, cautelous, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic, sure-footed, unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed, overcautious, cautiously, Int, have a care!, timeo Danaos, festina lente, ante victoriam ne canas triumphum, don't sing out victory before the triumph, give, every man thine ear but few thy voice, he who laughs last laughs best, il rit bien qui rit le dernier, ni firmes carta que no leas ni bebas agua que no v, nescit vox missa reverti, love all, trust a few, noli irritare leones, safe bind safe find, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Wisdom

N intelligence, wisdom, intelligence, capacity, comprehension, understanding, cuteness, sabe, savvy, intellect, nous, parts, sagacity, mother wit, wit, esprit, gumption, quick parts, grasp of intellect, acuteness, acumen, subtlety, penetration, perspicacy, perspicacity, discernment, due sense of, good judgment, discrimination, cunning, refinement, head, brains, headpiece, upper story, long head, eagle eye, eagle- glance, eye of a lynx, eye of a hawk, wisdom, sapience, sense, good sense, common sense, horse sense, plain sense, rationality, reason, reasonableness, judgment, solidity, depth, profundity, caliber, enlarged views, reach of thought, compass of thought, enlargement of mind, genius, inspiration, geist, fire of genius, heaven-born genius, soul, talent, prudence, vigilance, tact, foresight, sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast, a bright thought, not a bad idea, Solomon-like wisdom, intelligent, quick of apprehension, keen, acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp, quick witted, keen witted, clear witted, sharp-eyed, sharp sighted, sharp witted, wide- awake, canny, shrewd, astute, clear-headed, farsighted, discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, piercing, argute, quick-witted, nimble-witted, needle-witted, sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack, alive to, clever, arch, pas si bete, acute, wise, sage, sapient, sagacious, reasonable, rational, sound, in one's right mind, sensible, abnormis sapiens, judicious, strong- minded, unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted, unprepossessed, undazzled, unperplexed, unwarped judgment, impartial, equitable, fair, cool, cool-headed, long-headed, hardheaded, strong-headed, long- sighted, calculating, thoughtful, reflecting, solid, deep, profound, oracular, heaven-directed, heaven-born, prudent, sober, stand, solid, considerate, politic, wise in one's generation, watchful, provident, in advance of one' age, wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon, wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious, well- thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised, prudent, politic, expedient, aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet, but with the morning cool reflection came, flosculi sententiarum, les affaires font les hommes, mas vale saber que haber, mas vale ser necio que profiadol nemo solus sapit, nosce te, gnothi seauton, nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit, sapere aude, victrix fortunae sapientia.

Expectation

N expectation, expectance, expectancy, anticipation, reckoning, calculation, foresight, contemplation, prospection, lookout, prospect, perspective, horizon, vista, destiny, suspense, waiting, abeyance, curiosity, anxious expectation, ardent expectation, eager expectation, breathless expectation, sanguine expectation, torment of Tantalus, hope, trust, auspices, assurance, confidence, presumption, reliance, expectant, expecting, in expectation, on the watch, open-eyed, open-mouthed, in wide-eyed anticipation, agape, gaping, all agog, on tenterhooks, on tiptoe, on the tiptoe of expectation, aux aguets, ready, curious, looking forward to, expected, long expected, foreseen, in prospect, prospective, in one's eye, in one's view, in the horizon, on the horizon, just over the horizon, just around the corner, around the corner, impending, on the watch, with breathless expectation, with bated breath, with rapt anticipation, arrectis auribus, we shall see, nous verrons, expectation whirls me round, the light at the end of the tunnel.

Foresight

N foresight, prospicience, prevision, long- sightedness, anticipation, providence, forethought, forecast, predeliberation, presurmise, foregone conclusion, prudence, foreknowledge, prognosis, precognition, prescience, prenotion, presentiment, second sight, sagacity, antepast, prelibation, prophasis, prospect, foretaste, prospectus, foreseeing, prescient, farseeing, farsighted, sagacious, weatherwise, provident, prospective, against the time when, cernit omnia Deus vindex, mihi cura futuri, run it up the flagpole and see who salutes.

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