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
foresightedly
adverb
foresightedness
noun
fore·sight·ed
: having foresight
especially
: provident for the future
foresightedly
adverb
foresightedness
noun
plural -es
Examples of foresight in a Sentence
Noun
They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.
His career choice shows a lack of foresight.
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While her professional trajectory reflects experience and foresight, the personal factors that have shaped Kwok’s resilience are worth noting.
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Noun
Today, such foresight remains almost hard to fathom.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The little things like that, the foresight and the execution, are where games are won.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 4 June 2026
While her professional trajectory reflects experience and foresight, the personal factors that have shaped Kwok’s resilience are worth noting.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Strategic foresight and anticipatory risk were at the top.
—Christine Lentz, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foresight. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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foresight
noun
fore·sight
ˈfō(ə)r-ˌsīt 
ˈfȯ(ə)r-
1
: the act or power of foreseeing
2
: care or preparation for the future
had the foresight to invest his money wisely
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