Foresight

Word FORESIGHT
Character 9
Hyphenation fore sight
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Foresight"

What do we mean by foresight?

The ability or action of imagining or anticipating what might happen in the future. noun

Care in providing for the future. noun

The act or power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. noun

Provident care; prudence in guarding against evil; precaution. noun

In surveying, a forward sight or reading of a leveling-staff; any bearing taken by a compass forward. noun

The sight on the muzzle of a gun. noun

The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. noun

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

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. noun

Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a. noun

The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future. noun

The front sight on a rifle or similar weapon noun

A bearing taken forwards towards a new object noun

Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing noun

Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future noun

The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

The front sight on a rifle or similar weapon

A bearing taken forwards towards a new object

Synonyms and Antonyms for Foresight

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The word "foresight" in example sentences

From what I hear tell, the foresight is a side effect of the genetic selection and enhancement process that was used when my parents decided to have a child. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The only notable place this foresight is applied in the U.S., as I see it, is for our formidable war machine. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Kotane's clear insight into the problems of our movement developed in him what we call a foresight; almost a premonition. ❋ Unknown (1978)

"That's what I call foresight!" cried the magistrate laughing. ❋ Georg Ebers (1867)

In the case of cellular machinery (among other things), we are looking at something and thinking about whether the same kind of "foresight" is required to produce the effect. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The reason it doesn't appear to exhibit "foresight" is because we observe the intermediate candidates from the generator, before they are filtered. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Odd that people should eulogise hindsight, when principled foresight is a far more wonderful thing. ❋ Marina Hyde (2010)

My Dad said many times, while I was growing up, "son, foresight is not always very good, but hindsight is always 20/20". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thailand, through foresight, is struggling on, and is hence a point of interest. ❋ Blue Tyson (2010)

This less rapid critics of ID will admit that foresight is one of the distiguishing features of Mike Gene's Front Loading ideas. ❋ Unknown (2008)

CJYman: The foresight is most likely introduced at the beginning of the design process in the initial conditions of the evolutionary algorithm, since IMO we have no good evidence for intervention and we know that evolutionary algorithms can be quite effective. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thus foresight is a necessary condition to create these types of mathematically definable patterns. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The foresight is most likely introduced at the beginning of the design process in the initial conditions of the evolutionary algorithm, since IMO we have no good evidence for intervention and we know that evolutionary algorithms can be quite effective. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A wise and well-tempered architect, incorporating experience and foresight, is essential to conduct the volatile dynamics of collaboration toward the goal of raising an edifice. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some foresight is needed in politics, unfortunately, Hillary's campaign has been stuck in the 90's and has been unable to adapt to the next generation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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