foresight
Noun
Meaning
The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge.
Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought.
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.
Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.
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And the most withering thought is that the infamous thing has made itself; made itself without thought, without conscience, without foresight, without eyes, without heart.
Dr Syed Kalbe Sadiq who reached the dharna venue Friday afternoon on a wheelchair gave his blessings and applause to the thousand of “ brave women” who have displayed great grit and foresight by taking on the reigns of the movement in their hands.
A strong degree of foresight is a prerequisite.
Ehrlich applauds the Paddocks' "courage and foresight" in proposing such a solution. citation Ehrlich further discusses the need to set up public education programs and agricultural development schemes in developing countries.
A decade before the emergence of Ke$ha, Camp had the foresight to propose that nothing in the world is more rock ’n’ roll than being quasi-homeless and dressed like a runaway from 1985.
He wrote, "We've been safe until now, but because of their lack of foresight and proper planning, now they need rooms for more vulnerable inmates and they want us to go into the 'hot zone' to make room for them."