foresight.
The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
Meaning & usage
The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.
The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically.
The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun).
A bearing taken forwards towards a new object.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque of Latin providentia. By surface analysis, fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht, Saterland Frisian Foarsicht, archaic Dutch voorzicht (now voorzichtigheid), German Vorsicht (all “caution, foresight”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.