26984 words

foresight

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based on this knowledge:

Examples:

have the foresight She'd had the foresight to sell her apartment just before the housing market collapsed.
2
the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen:

Examples:

[ + to infinitive ] She had the foresight to sell her house just before prices came down.

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