'Foresight' definitions:

Definition of 'foresight'

(from WordNet)
noun
Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future [syn: foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness]
noun
Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]

Definition of 'Foresight'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'foresight'

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Words containing 'Foresight'