to exercise foresight

  • 1foresight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. forethought, preparation; foreknowledge, prescience; clairvoyance, prevision. See prediction, caution, expectation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Power to imagine the future] Syn. prescience, prevision,… …

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  • 2Strategic Foresight Group — (SFG) is a think tank based in India that helps policy makers to anticipate and shape, the future in uncertain times. It produces fresh perspectives, by combining research with policy change and conflict resolution initiatives. Its in depth… …

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  • 3Foresee — Fore*see , v. i. To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4prospect — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin prospectus view, prospect, from prospicere to look forward, exercise foresight, from pro forward + specere to look more at pro , spy Date: 15th century 1. exposure 3b 2. a. (1) an extensive view (2 …

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  • 5foresee — foreseeable, adj. foreseeability, n. foreseer, n. /fawr see , fohr /, v., foresaw, foreseen, foreseeing. v.t. 1. to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow. 2. to see beforehand. v.i. 3. to exercise foresight. [bef. 900; ME; OE foreseon …

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  • 6forelócian — wv/t2 to look forward, look into the distance, have a view, look out, look, see; To look out, to watch, be on the watch; To look or see to beforehand, to exercise foresight, to look out for, take care of, provide for any thing; to see afar off,… …

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  • 7provide — [15] The vide of provide goes back to Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision), which is a long way from the English verb’s main present day meaning, ‘supply’. Its Latin ancestor prōvidēre, formed with the prefix prō ‘before’, meant… …

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  • 8foresee — [c]/fɔˈsi / (say faw see) verb (foresaw, foreseen, foreseeing) –verb (t) 1. to see beforehand; have prescience of; foreknow. –verb (i) 2. to exercise foresight. {Middle English; Old English foresēon, from fore fore + sēon see1} –foreseeable …

  • 9provide — [15] The vide of provide goes back to Latin vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision), which is a long way from the English verb’s main present day meaning, ‘supply’. Its Latin ancestor prōvidēre, formed with the prefix prō ‘before’, meant… …

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  • 10Andrew Jackson: Farewell Address — ▪ Primary Source              In his Farewell Address, written with the help of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and delivered March 4, 1837, Andrew Jackson reviewed the accomplishments of his administration and explained the motivation of some of… …

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