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foresight

fore·sight [ fáwr st ] (plural fore·sights)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ability to think ahead: the ability to envision possible future problems or obstacles

2. premonition: an act or instance of knowing something beforehand

3. looking forward: the act of looking forward

4. reading taken in surveying: in surveying, an observation or measurement made looking forward

5. front gunsight: the front sight on a gun


fore·sight·ed adjective
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