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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
foresight
    n 1: providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
         [syn: foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness]
    2: seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn:
       prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Foresight \Fore"sight`\, n.
   1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience;
      foreknowledge. --Milton.
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   2. Action in reference to the future; provident care;
      prudence; wise forethought.
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            This seems an unseasonable foresight. --Milton.
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            A random expense, without plan or foresight.
                                                  --Burke.
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   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.
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   4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.
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3. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)
Foresight

    A software product from Nu Thena providing
   graphical modelling tools for high level system design and
   simulation.

   (1994-10-24)


Thesaurus Results for Foresight:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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