prevision
1 of 2noun
pre·vi·sion prē-ˈvi-zhən 
1
: foresight, prescience
2
: forecast, prognostication
previsional
prē-ˈvizh-nəl
adjective -ˈvi-zhə-nᵊl
previsionary
prē-ˈvi-zhə-ˌner-ē
adjective prevision
2 of 2verb
previsioned; previsioning prē-ˈvi-zhə-niŋ
-ˈvizh-niŋ
transitive verb
: foresee
Synonyms
Verb
- anticipate
- divine
- forefeel
- foreknow
- foresee
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Example Sentences
Verb he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market
Recent Examples on the Web
Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020 The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified. Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
Noun
Another controversial prevision among those on Capitol Hill is a phone records program that grants the government the ability to request metadata such as the dates and senders of cellular communications — but not the content of those messages. Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020 The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified. Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English previsioun, from Middle French prevision, from Late Latin praevision-, praevisio, from Latin praevidēre to foresee, from prae- + vidēre to see — more at wit
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1868, in the meaning defined above
prevision 1 of 2
verb
as in to foresee
to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- foresee
- anticipate
- divine
- predict
- foreknow
- forecast
- fear
- presage
- prophesy
- prognosticate
- foretell
- foretoken
- preview
- envisage
- forefeel
- caution
- foreshadow
- visualize
- envision
- alert
- augur
- prefigure
- dread
- forewarn
- perceive
- apprehend
- descry
- discern
prevision
2 of 2noun
as in prediction
Synonyms & Similar Words
- prediction
- forecasting
- portent
- omen
- forecast
- prophecy
- predicting
- prognosis
- prophesy
- harbinger
- prognostication
- presaging
- foreknowledge
- foretelling
- prognostic
- sign
- anticipation
- prospectus
- augury
- soothsaying
- foreboding
- foresight
- prognosticating
- auguring
- conjecture
- vaticination
- cast
- surmise
- guess
- bodement