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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Borschberg had been nervous not to jinx the final leg of the mission, and his fear would later be considered foresight. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "Despite Last-Minute Danger, Solar Plane Completes Trip Across USA," 7 July 2013 Fantasy owners with the foresight to draft Mahomes before the season are likely already dreaming about championships. — Michael Salfino, WSJ, "Pat Mahomes, Todd Gurley Are Awesome in Real Life—and Fantasy," 12 Nov. 2018 There’s one place, though, that—through a combination of luck, foresight, and smart planning and execution—barely went away to begin with. — Corey Seymour, Vogue, "St. Barth’s Is Back—Here’s Where to Go," 30 Nov. 2018 For it cannot be presumed that the same degree of sound policy, prudence, and foresight would uniformly be observed by each of these confederacies for a long succession of years. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "Fox News Power Rankings: Hello, Wisconsin," 12 July 2018 For one, there’s a lot of people packed into a small space, and the convention had enough foresight to prohibit scooters in a small perimeter around the convention center itself. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "The secret weapon of San Diego Comic-Con: scooters," 26 July 2018 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

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