prevision
English
Alternative forms
- prævision (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.
Pronunciation
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Noun
prevision (countable and uncountable, plural previsions)
- Advance knowledge; foresight.
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
- 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.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21:
- The whole discussion is concerned with City States, and there is no prevision of their obsolescence.
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
- A prediction.
Verb
prevision (third-person singular simple present previsions, present participle previsioning, simple past and past participle previsioned)
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