prevision

See also: previsión and prévision

English

Alternative forms

prævision (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

Noun

prevision (countable and uncountable, plural previsions)

Advance knowledge; foresight.
- 1889, Margaret Oliphant, The Portrait
  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.
- 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.
A prediction.

Verb

prevision (third-person singular simple present previsions, present participle previsioning, simple past and past participle previsioned)

To predict or envision the future.

单词	prevision
释义	prevision See also: previsión and prévision English Alternative forms prævision (obsolete) Etymology From Middle English previsioun, from Old French prevision, from Late Latin praevisio, praevisionem, from Latin praevideo. Pronunciation (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/ Noun prevision (countable and uncountable, plural previsions) Advance knowledge; foresight. 1889, Margaret Oliphant, The Portrait 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. 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. A prediction. Verb prevision (third-person singular simple present previsions, present participle previsioning, simple past and past participle previsioned) To predict or envision the future.
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