Definition of "foresight" []

• Perception of the significance and nature of events before they have occurred. (noun)
• Care in providing for the future; prudence. See Synonyms at prudence. (noun)
• The act of looking forward. (noun)

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• "From what I hear tell, the foresight is a side effect of the genetic selection and enhancement process that was used when my parents decided to have a child."
• "The only notable place this foresight is applied in the U.S., as I see it, is for our formidable war machine."
• "Kotane's clear insight into the problems of our movement developed in him what we call a foresight; almost a premonition."