Prevision

//pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Advance knowledge; foresight. countable, uncountable

    "I watched her without knowing, with a prevision that she was going to address me, though with no sort of idea as to the subject of her address."

  2. 2
    the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) wordnet
  3. 3
    A prediction. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a prophetic vision (as in a dream) wordnet
  5. 5
    seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing wordnet
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  1. 6
    the power to foresee the future wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To predict or envision the future.

Synonyms

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anticipateanticipationapocalypseapprehendbeginningcast

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"I watched her without knowing, with a prevision that she was going to address me, though with no sort of idea as to the subject of her address."

Etymology

From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.

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