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General-American:
/ˈfɔɹsaɪt/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈfɔːsaɪt/
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/ˈfo(ː)ɹsaɪt/
rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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/ˈfoəsaɪt/
non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
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homophone: Forsyte (horse–hoarse merger)
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F AO1 R S AY2 T
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The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Near-synonym: forethought Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prescience, forethought
Antonyms: hindsight
The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foreknowledge, clairvoyance, precognition, prescience, divination, prophecy, psychicness
Antonyms: none provided
The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: backsight, hindsight
A bearing taken forwards towards a new object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foresightedness, foresightfulness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: providence
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prevision, farsightedness, prospicience
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knowing
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”).
Across languages
Translations 71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
bəsirət
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Azerbaijani :
uzaqgörənlik
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Belarusian :
прадба́чанне
(pradbáčannje)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Bulgarian :
предвиждане
(predviždane)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Bulgarian :
предвидливост
(predvidlivost)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Bulgarian :
далнови́дност
(dalnovídnost)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Catalan :
previsió
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Catalan :
clarividència
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Catalan :
presciència
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Catalan :
endevinació
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Chinese Mandarin :
先見之明 /先见之明
(xiānjiànzhīmíng)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Chinese Mandarin :
先見 /先见
(xiānjiàn)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Czech :
prozíravost
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Czech :
předvídavost
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Danish :
fremsynthed
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Dutch :
voorzichtigheid
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Esperanto :
antaŭvido
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Finnish :
kaukokatseisuus
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Finnish :
harkitsevuus
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
French :
clairvoyance
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
French :
prévoyance
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
French :
prescience
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Georgian :
წინდახედულობა
(c̣indaxeduloba)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Georgian :
შორსმჭვრეტელობა
(šorsmč̣vreṭeloba)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Georgian :
წინასწარ განჭვრეტა
(c̣inasc̣ar ganč̣vreṭa)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Georgian :
გამჭრიახობა
(gamč̣riaxoba)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Georgian :
წინასწარგანჭვრეტა
(c̣inasc̣arganč̣vreṭa)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
German :
Voraussicht
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
German :
Hellsichtigkeit
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
German :
Weitsicht
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Greek :
πρόνοια
(prónoia)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Ancient Greek :
πρόνοια
(prónoia)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Hawaiian :
wānana
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Irish :
fadbhreathnaitheacht
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Irish :
fadcheann
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Italian :
lungimiranza
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Italian :
preveggenza
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Italian :
avvedimento
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Japanese :
先見
(senken)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Japanese :
予見
(yoken)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Māori :
matakite
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Plautdietsch :
Väasecht
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Polish :
dalekowzroczność
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Polish :
przezorność
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Polish :
zapobiegliwość
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Portuguese :
presciência
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Romanian :
previziune
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Russian :
предви́дение
(predvídenije)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Russian :
предусмотри́тельность
(predusmotrítelʹnostʹ)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Slovak :
predvídavosť
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Slovak :
prezieravosť
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Spanish :
previsión
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Spanish :
profecía
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Spanish :
adivinación
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Spanish :
clarividencia
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Spanish :
presciencia
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Spanish :
desperteza
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Swedish :
framsynthet
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Turkish :
öngörü
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Ukrainian :
передба́чення
(peredbáčennja)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Ukrainian :
передба́чливість
(peredbáčlyvistʹ)
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Volapük :
büologam
— ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future
Azerbaijani :
arpacıq
— front sight on weapon
Bulgarian :
мушка
(muška)
— front sight on weapon
Chinese Mandarin :
準星 /准星
(zhǔnxīng)
— front sight on weapon
Finnish :
etutähtäin
— front sight on weapon
Greek :
στόχαστρο
(stóchastro)
— front sight on weapon
Japanese :
照星
(shōsei)
— front sight on weapon
Polish :
muszka
— front sight on weapon
Russian :
му́шка
(múška)
— front sight on weapon
Russian :
визи́р
(vizír)
— front sight on weapon
