Definitions for foresight
ˈfɔrˌsaɪt, ˈfoʊr-fore·sight

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulnessnoun

   providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

2. prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospiciencenoun

   seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. foresightnoun

   The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

   Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.

2. foresightnoun

   the front sight on a rifle or similar weapon

3. foresightnoun

   a bearing taken forwards towards a new object

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foresightnoun

   Etymology: fore and sight.

   1. Prescience; prognostication; foreknowledge. The accent anciently on the last syllable.

   Let Eve, for I have drench’d her eyes,
   Here sleep below; while thou to foresight wak’st;
   As once thou slept’st, whilst she to life was form’d. John Milton.

   2. Provident care of futurity.

   He had a sharp foresight, and working wit,
   That never idle was, ne once could rest a whit. Fai. Qu.

   In matters of arms he was both skilful and industrious, and as well in foresight as resolution present and great. John Hayward.

   Difficulties and temptations will more easily be born or avoided, if with prudent foresight we arm ourselves against them. John Rogers, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. foresight

   Foresight is the ability to anticipate or predict future events, trends, or outcomes and to prepare for them in advance. It involves careful consideration and planning based on current evidence, trends, and understanding. This ability can help in making informed decisions, managing risks, and shaping strategies. Foresight is often used in the context of strategic planning, innovation, and policy-making.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Foresightnoun

   the act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge

2. Foresightnoun

   action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought

3. Foresightnoun

   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. Foresightnoun

   muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a

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1. Foresight

   In futures studies, especially in Europe, the term "foresight" has become widely used to describe activities such as: ⁕critical thinking concerning long-term developments, ⁕debate and effort to create wider participatory democracy, ⁕shaping the future, especially by influencing public policy. In the last decade, scenario methods, for example, have become widely used in some European countries in policy-making. The FORSOCIETY network brings together national Foresight teams from most European countries, and the European Foresight Monitoring Project is collating material on Foresight activities around the world. In addition, foresight methods are being used more and more in regional planning and decision –making. At the same time, the use of foresight for companies is becoming more professional and widespread Corporate foresight is used to support strategic management, identify new business fields and increase the innovation capacity of a firm. Foresight is not the same as futures research or strategic planning. It encompasses a range of approaches that combine the three components mentioned above, which may be recast as: ⁕futures,

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Foresight

   fōr′sīt, n. act of foreseeing: wise forethought, prudence: the sight on the muzzle of a gun: a forward reading of a levelling staff.—adjs. Fore′sighted, Fore′sightful; Fore′sightless.

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1. • Knowing
   • Providence

Anagrams for foresight »

1. gift horse

2. gift-horse

How to pronounce foresight?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foresight in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foresight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of foresight in a Sentence

1. Bill Brewster:

   That they didn't have enough foresight to think this might happen is offensive to me.

2. Seneca, Letters to Lucilius V:

   Fear keeps pace with hope. Nor does their so moving together surprise me; both belong to a mind in suspense, to a mind in a state of anxiety through looking into the future. Both are mainly due to projecting our thoughts far ahead of us instead of adapting ourselves to the present. Thus it is that foresight, the greatest blessing humanity has been given, is transformed into a curse.

3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   responsibility! americans love to say-it is, what it is. I, ras cardo say:- responsibility is foresight, not hindsight. It is looking far beyond the- here and now of the consequences which will most surely flow from our actions or in-actions. We must show young people how to-look for it, embrace it, and use it by being it. This is what we should mean when we say-it is, what it is. It is something , much better when its shared.

4. Henry Robinson Luce:

   Business more than any other occupation is a continual dealing with the future it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.

5. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   **(C)(P)-THE URGENCY OF NOW-SITUATION DICTATES THAT WE ACT WITH DUE DILIGENCE AND COMPETENCE TO GET AND ACHIEVE OUR FOCUSED OBJECTIVES. DIFFICULT CONSEQUENCES MAY ARISE FROM DIFFICULT DECISIONS MADE. HINDSIGHT MAY ALWAYS TRY TO VALIDATE FORESIGHT, BUT ONLY IF FORESIGHT WAS PREDICTABLE IN ITS OUTCOMES!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=foresight
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Foresight
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=foresight
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foresight
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=foresight
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=foresight