prevision

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pɹɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

Noun

prevision

1. Advance knowledge; foresight.
   • 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.

2. A prediction.

Verb

prevision (previsions, present participle previsioning; past and past participle previsioned)

1. To predict or envision the future.

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