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Synonyms for prevision


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pri-vizh-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈvɪʒ ən

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Définition of prevision

Origin :
  • 1610s, "foresight," from French prévision (14c.), from Late Latin praevisionem (nominative praevisio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praevidere "see first, see beforehand," from prae- "before" (see pre-) + videre "to see" (see vision).
  • As in prediction : noun declaration made in advance
  • As in prognosis : noun forecast
  • As in prophecy : noun prediction
  • As in prognostication : noun prediction
  • As in soothsaying : noun prophecy
  • As in vaticination : noun prophecy
  • As in forecast : noun prediction, often of weather or business
  • As in anticipation : noun readiness; forethought
  • As in foresee : verb anticipate, predict
  • As in anticipate : verb expect; predict
Example sentences :
  • For which prevision he was rewarded with a stinging smack on the head.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Was this coincidence, or prevision, or what Mr. Dessoir calls the 'falsification of memory'?
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • The correctness of Mr. Gallatin's prevision was soon apparent.
  • Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens
  • Her prevision that, when she loved, it would be desperately, had been fulfilled.
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • It is now clear that his instinct was sure, his prevision acute.
  • Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 » by Various
  • In just this does the prevision of the future by common sense consist.
  • Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
  • Prevision of a bloody fray filled the boy's mind, but he could not retreat.
  • Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
  • But China, if my prevision be correct, is going to do nothing of the kind.
  • Extract from : « The Empire of the East » by H. B. Montgomery
  • The party had found the four, but his prevision had not failed him.
  • Extract from : « The Border Watch » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • But the king's prevision and the keen eyes of his bowbearer were alike at fault.
  • Extract from : « Sarchedon » by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville

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