prevision
- noun
- /prɪˈvɪʒən/
- Archaic
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previsión
- "Before my very eyes, people with private information, who therefore had no prevision of the ends they were achieving, maximized the gains from exchange and approximated equilibrium outcomes.
Examples
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With great prevision, she accurately predicted the outcome of the election months in advance.
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And then you said the third prevision was, what, kind of fuzzy or something?
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Of course, it would have to be someone with access to the previsions in the first place.
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- Are these all of her previsions?
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We have the two previsions.
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A combined data stream based on all three previsions.
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I spent a few hours down there, and there are a dozen more cases with missing previsions.
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But four centuries later, Michelangelo's contemporary Martin Luther, citing Bernard's authority, speculated that Lucifer might have had a prevision of the Son's incarnation.
Academic text (1992) -
His prevision of the storm helped us prepare and stay safe before the bad weather hit.
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The scientist's prevision regarding climate change has alerted many to start taking action now.
Synonyms
375
2.6
A guess about what will happen in the future based on facts or signs
145
3.4
A feeling of eager waiting for something that will happen
30
5.6
The ability to think ahead and plan for the future
10
5.5
Careful planning for the future to avoid problems
7
8.9
Being aware of something before it happens
4
9.9
To know about a future event before it happens, often as a dream or feeling
3
9.9
To know what will happen in the future
1
6.8
To say what will happen in the future
1
7.1
Ability to think ahead and plan for future problems
1
7.5
Thinking ahead and preparing for future needs or problems
1
5.1
Making a clear picture in your mind of something, often of the future
An ability to see and plan for things that will happen
The ability to plan ahead and avoid future problems
To imagine and plan for the future
Careful planning for the future to meet needs and avoid problems
A mental picture of a plan or future result
Antonyms
How Farsighted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prevision comes from the parts pre- 'before' and vision 'seeing'. So it literally means 'seeing before', which helps explain why it means the ability to foresee or predict what will happen.