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countable and uncountable, plural previsions
Advance knowledge; foresight. quotations examples
I watched her without knowing, with a prevision that she was going to address me, though with no sort of idea as to the subject of her address.
1889, Margaret Oliphant, The Portrait
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.
1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew
The whole discussion is concerned with City States, and there is no prevision of their obsolescence.
1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.21
A prediction. examples
third-person singular simple present previsions, present participle previsioning, simple past and past participle previsioned
To predict or envision the future. examples