Added 9 October 2026
foresight
/ˈfɔɹsaɪt/ noun
Latin root: providentia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about foresight at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future.
- Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing.
Origin
From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque of Latin providentia. By surface analysis, fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht, Saterland Frisian Foarsicht, archaic Dutch voorzicht (now voorzichtigheid), German Vorsicht (all “caution, foresight”).
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