the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > provident foresight, prudence > exercise foresight [verb (intransitive)] (2)
intransitive. To take appropriate measures in view of a possible event; to make adequate preparation for the future. Frequently with against, for.
intransitive. To exercise foresight, take care or precaution, make provision. Also, to look to or into beforehand. Obsolete.