foresightful


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fore·sight

 (fôr′sīt′)
n.
1. The ability or action of imagining or anticipating what might happen in the future.
2. Care in providing for the future: Spending all of your money at once shows little foresight.
fore′sight′ed adj.
fore′sight′ed·ly adv.
fore′sight′ed·ness n.
fore′sight′ful adj.
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foresightful

(ˈfɔːˌsaɪtfʊl)
adj
possessing foresight
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.foresightful - planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
foresighted, prospicient, longsighted, farseeing, farsighted, long
provident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"
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