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foresight

UK
/ˈfɔː.saɪt/
US
/ˈfɔr.saɪt/

Translations

foresightnoun
foresights
pl
Her foresight in planning for the future saved the company from financial ruin.
Sa prévoyance dans la planification de l’avenir a sauvé l’entreprise de la ruine financière.
Additional translations
guidonArme à feu ; partie avant du dispositif de visée.
Synonyms
foreknowledge
planning
insight
vision
forethought
prescience
anticipation
foresightadjective
UK
/ˈfɔː.saɪt/
US
/ˈfɔr.saɪt/
Used attributively before a noun to denote activities or studies concerned with strategic prediction and planning.
prospectifSurtout dans les contextes de planification, d’analyse ou de recherche sur l’avenir.
The government commissioned a foresight report on emerging technologies.
Le gouvernement a commandé un rapport prospectif sur les technologies émergentes.

Definitions

foresightnoun
The ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future.
Her foresight in planning for the future saved the company from financial ruin.
The act of looking forward or the power of seeing beforehand.
With great foresight, the architect designed the building to withstand earthquakes.
The front sight of a firearm or other optical aiming device.
He adjusted the rifle's foresight before taking aim.
foresightadjective
Relating to or involving strategic prediction or planning for the future.
The government commissioned a foresight report on emerging technologies.
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