prevision — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Advance knowledge; foresight.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   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.

   More examples (1)

   it was the beginning for her of a deeper prevision that, in spite of Miss Overmore's brilliancy and Mrs. Wix's passion, she should live to see a change in the nature of the struggle she appeared to have come into the world to produce.

   The whole discussion is concerned with City States, and there is no prevision of their obsolescence.

2. A prediction.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To predict or envision the future.

Noun

1. a prophetic vision (as in a dream)

   Broader terms

   vision

2. the power to foresee the future

   Synonyms

   prescience

   Broader terms

   capacitymental ability

3. seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

   Synonyms

   foresightfarsightednessprospicience

   Broader terms

   knowing

4. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

   Synonyms

   predictionanticipation

   Broader terms

   reasoninglogical thinkingabstract thought