1
: an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
Through foresight she could tell what the outcome would be.
2
: provident care : prudence
had the foresight to invest his money wisely
3
: an act of looking forward
also
: a view forward
foresightedly
adverb
foresightedness
noun
Examples of foresight in a Sentence
They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.
His career choice shows a lack of foresight.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 31 Jan. 2025
And vigilance and foresight will be needed as these new AIs start to autonomously disrupt our financial future.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
For childcare to be a standard in Unrivaled, however, shows the level of foresight within the league but also the benefit of player input as two of its co-founders, the Lunar Owls’ Naphessa Collier and the Mist’s Breanna Stewart, are mothers.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
This lack of foresight raises an urgent question — why are policymakers trailing behind in regulating such transformative technologies?
San Diego’s local governments cannot afford to stay a step behind.
—Blake Behmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for foresight
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foresight. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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foresight
noun
fore·sight
ˈfō(ə)r-ˌsīt 
ˈfȯ(ə)r-
1
: the act or power of foreseeing
2
: care or preparation for the future
had the foresight to invest his money wisely
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