English-Thai Dictionary

foresight

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foresighted

A ที่ เห็น เหตุการณ์ ล่วงหน้า 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORESIGHT

n. 1. Prescience; foreknowledge; prognostication; the act of foreseeing.
2. Provident care of futurity; foreknowledge accompanied with prudence in guarding against evil.

 

FORESIGHTFUL

a.Prescient; provident. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORESIGHT

FORESIGHT Fore "sight `, n.

 

1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. Milton.

 

2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. Burke.

 

3. (Surv.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

4. (Gun. )

 

Defn: Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.

 

FORESIGHTED

FORESIGHTED Fore "sight `ed, a.

 

Defn: Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future. Bartram.

 

FORESIGHTFUL

FORESIGHTFUL Fore "sight `ful, a.

 

Defn: Foresighted. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

foresight

fore sight |ˈfôrˌsīt ˈfɔrˌsaɪt | ▶noun the ability to predict or the action of predicting what will happen or be needed in the future: he had the foresight to check that his escape route was clear. ORIGIN Middle English: from fore- + sight, probably suggested by Old Norse forsjá, forsjó.

 

foresighted

fore sight ed |ˈfôrˌsītid fɔrˈsaɪdɪd | ▶adjective having or using foresight. DERIVATIVES fore sight ed ly adverb, fore sight ed ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

foresight

fore |sight |ˈfɔːsʌɪt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future: he had the foresight to check that his escape route was clear. 2 the front sight of a gun. 3 Surveying a sight taken forwards. ORIGIN Middle English: from fore- + sight, probably suggested by Old Norse forsjá, forsjó.

 

foresighted

fore |sight ¦ed |fɔːˈsʌɪtɪd | ▶adjective having or using foresight: he had the backing of the more foresighted part of the council. DERIVATIVES foresightedly |-ˈsʌɪtɪdli |adverb, foresightedness |-ˈsʌɪtɪdnɪs |noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

foresight

foresight noun my lack of foresight has cost me dearly: forethought, planning, farsightedness, vision, anticipation, prudence, care, caution, precaution, readiness, preparedness. ANTONYMS hindsight.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

foresight

foresight noun a little foresight might have saved them a lot of money: forethought, anticipation, planning, forward planning, provision, prescience, circumspection, watchfulness, attentiveness, vigilance, prudence, care, caution, precaution, readiness, preparedness; far-sightedness, discernment, presence of mind, judiciousness, discrimination, perspicacity, vision, awareness, penetration; N. Amer. forehandedness. ANTONYMS hindsight.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

foresight

fore sight /fɔ́ː r sàɪt /名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 U 先見の明 , 計画性 ; 洞察力 ; 見通し, 予想 ▸ have the foresight to do 先見の明をもって …する 2 U 周到な準備 ; 慎重さ .3 C (銃の )照星 .