foresight

noun

fore·sight | \ ˈfȯr-ˌsīt

Definition of foresight

1 : an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience Through foresight she could tell what the outcome would be.

2 : provident care : prudence had the foresight to invest his money wisely

3 : an act of looking forward also : a view forward

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Other words from foresight

foresighted \ˈfȯr-ˌsī-təd

\ adjective

foresightedly adverb

foresightedness noun

foresightful \ˈfȯr-ˌsīt-fəl

\ adjective

Examples of foresight in a Sentence

They had the foresight to invest the money wisely. His career choice shows a lack of foresight.

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Many fans and media—as well as 76ers star Joel Embiid—have attributed the 76ers success over the last two seasons more to Hinkie’s foresight and vision than to Colangelo’s decisions. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "The Potential Legal Consequences of Bryan Colangelo's Twitter Controversy," 30 May 2018 And wasting all that plastic, adding unnecessary weight to my environmental footprint on this planet, from lack of foresight, not good intentions. — National Geographic, "Danes Use Far Fewer Plastic Bags Than Americans—Here's How," 21 May 2018 Mainstream museums have much to learn from the foresight and sophistication of these and other culturally, ethnically and racially specific museums, many of which began to emerge as long as 50 years ago. — Smithsonian, "Are Museums the Right Home for Confederate Monuments?," 7 May 2018 With that in mind, a look at the contenders: Houston: Setting aside any notion of foresight, the Rockets traded for Chris Paul last summer with hopes for immediate reward. — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "Who will challenge the Warriors next season? Let the LeBron free agency watch begin," 9 June 2018 Dubai struck oil in 1969, but today oil accounts for less than 1% of its GDP -- the result of remarkable economic foresight. — Afshin Molavi, CNN, "Is Dubai a model for economic diversification in the Persian Gulf?," 4 June 2018 And that 2006 championship came together out of foresight following those tormenting playoff losses to the New York Knicks and then Alonzo Mourning's kidney illness. — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Winderman: Should Heat offseason turn into 2020 vision? | Commentary," 30 June 2018 The manner in which the previous six innings unfolded Saturday provided little foresight that Clear Springs would almost pull off a stunning comeback in its final at-bat in a Class 6A regional semifinal series against Cy-Fair. — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, "Baseball playoffs: Clear Springs rallies but is ousted by Cy-Fair," 26 May 2018 While Carroll obviously had some foresight into how the Supreme Court would vote, the Senate bill had little movement before the end of the session. — Thomas Novelly, The Courier-Journal, "What Kentucky politicians have said about expanded sports betting," 14 May 2018

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