Hypertext Webster Gateway: "foresight"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Foresight \Fore"sight`\, n.
1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience;
foreknowledge. --Milton.

2. Action in reference to the future; provident care;
prudence; wise forethought.

This seems an unseasonable foresight. --Milton.

A random expense, without plan or foresight.
--Burke.

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.

4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See {Fore sight}, under {Fore}, a.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

foresight
n 1: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
[syn: {foresightedness}, {foresightfulness}]
2: knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: {prevision}]

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