foresight
[fawr-sahyt, fohr-]
- care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- the act or power of foreseeing; prevision; prescience.
- an act of looking forward.
- knowledge or insight gained by or as by looking forward; a view of the future.
- Surveying.
- a sight or reading taken on a forward point.
- (in leveling) a rod reading on a point the elevation of which is to be determined.
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Origin of foresight
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This single word impresses upon us the foresightedness with which he anticipates metaphysical doctrines of modern Germany.
The Development of Metaphysics in PersiaMuhammad Iqbal
His spirit of determination, his persistence, his foresightedness, seem to me the predominant traits in a well-rounded character.
The Story of General PershingEverett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
And with her customary cleverness and foresightedness she called him up at the hospital.
From the HousetopsGeorge Barr McCutcheon
foresight
- provision for or insight into future problems, needs, etc
- the act or ability of foreseeing
- the act of looking forward
- surveying a reading taken looking forwards to a new station, esp in levelling from a point of known elevation to a point the elevation of which is to be determinedCompare backsight
- the front sight on a firearm
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