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
previsions 1 of 2
verb
as in foresees
to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- foresees
- anticipates
- predicts
- forecasts
- divines
- fears
- foreknows
- prophesies
- forefeels
- presages
- prognosticates
- previews
- cautions
- alerts
- envisions
- envisages
- foretells
- foreshadows
- visualizes
- augurs
- forewarns
- prefigures
- foretokens
- dreads
- descries
- apprehends
- perceives
- discerns
previsions
2 of 2noun
as in predictions
Synonyms & Similar Words
- predictions
- forecasts
- prophecies
- prophesies
- forebodings
- signs
- portents
- anticipations
- prognoses
- omens
- prognostications
- prospectuses
- prognostics
- harbingers
- foresights
- auguries
- vaticinations
- conjectures
- soothsayings
- foreknowledges
- guesses
- surmises
- bodements
- casts