Prevision
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prevision is a noun meaning Advance knowledge; foresight.
Meaning
Advance knowledge; foresight.
More Meanings
- A prediction.
- To predict or envision the future.
Example Sentences
The whole discussion is concerned with City States, and there is no prevision of their obsolescence.
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.
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.
Word Forms
- previsions
- previsioning
- previsioned
Synonyms for prevision
Depending on context, synonyms include prescience.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prescience, prediction, forecast, foresight, predicting, forecasting.
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