foresight
foresight
Definition
fore·sight (fôr′sīt′)
noun
- the act of foreseeing
- the power to foresee
- a looking forward
- thoughtful regard or provision for the future; prudent forethought
Etymology: ME, prob. transl. of L providentia
fore′·sight′ed adjective
fore′·sight′ed·ly adverb
fore′·sight′ed·ness noun
foresight
Synonyms
foresight
n.
Power to imagine the future
prescience, prevision, foreknowledge, vision; see acumen, anticipation 2.Provision for the future
forethought, prudence, forehandedness, preparedness; see prudence.
foresight
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- have: Lucky I had the foresight to record a diary every day for the last ten years.
- lack: Now there are those who would say that by taking that decision you lacked foresight.
- show: The real answer is for politicians to show foresight.
- require: There is currently a tension between research that benefits from hindsight and the foresight required by industry.
- use: We must use great foresight, patience, understanding... .
- include: Future research includes ICT foresight, an exploration of how new information technologies will shape voluntary action.
Adjective modifier
- remarkable: Remarkable foresight of my Dad to get me an e-mail address so early on, but where's the browser?
- perfect: In the absence of perfect foresight, someone has to have this power.
- great: With great foresight, the new Republic opened the market to foreign mining ventures.
- little: We have found that a little foresight in these areas helps to prevent careless errors later on.
- such: If only our current leaders had had such foresight.
- more: Chicken people need more foresight, and, due to their basic reckless and erratic nature, they seesaw between being rich and poor.
Modifies a noun
- panel: Foresight panels are pursuing recommendations put forward in the reports.
- exercise: How we got there makes a good story for those who don't believe in the fairly tale of managed discovery and foresight exercises.
- program: The seminar will feed back into the government's foresight program.
- report: Drew Mackie designed the workshops; David Greenop provided the 2007 foresight report; David Brake undertook additional research.
- project: It would complement the earlier Foresight project on Intelligent Infrastructure Systems.
- activity: Three other RDAs have incorporated Foresight activities into their work on innovation.
Noun used with modifier
- technology: He provides technology foresight support to a number of organizations.
- skill: You can download a copy of the Skills Foresight plan from the Care Councilâs website by clicking here.
foresight Quotes
Since our concern was speech, and speech impelled us To purify the dialect of the tribe And urge the mind to aftersight and foresight.
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