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
previsioned
verb
as in anticipated
to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- anticipated
- predicted
- forefelt
- foresaw
- divined
- feared
- foreknew
- envisioned
- foretokened
- visualized
- forecast
- prophesied
- presaged
- foreshadowed
- envisaged
- foretold
- perceived
- prognosticated
- cautioned
- previewed
- alerted
- forecasted
- discerned
- forewarned
- prefigured
- augured
- dreaded
- apprehended
- descried
- a matter of time
- a matter of urgency
- a matter of urgency/importance
- a max
- a maximis ad minima
- a meal in itself
- a means to an end
- a meeting of (the) minds
- a meeting of minds
- a meeting of the minds
- a men
- a mensa et thoro
- a mess of pottage
- a method in one's madness
- a method to one's madness
- a mile a minute
- A minor
- a minore
- a mite
- a monkey on someone's back
- a month of Sundays
- a mug's game
- a nail in someone's coffin
- a nail in the coffin
- a nail in the/someone's coffin