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"etymology_text": "From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque from providentia equivalent to fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht (“foresight”), Saterland Frisian Foarsicht (“caution”), West Frisian foarútsjoch (“foresight”), Dutch voorzicht (“foresight”), German Vorsicht (“caution; care; attention”).",
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"text": "Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.",
"type": "example"
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"ref": "1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh, London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 2",
"text": "In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: […]",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2020 May 20, Industry Insider, “An online boost for freight”, in Rail, page 68",
"text": "The specifiers of the Freightliner network had the foresight to base the rail journey on carrying ISO containers which are 8ft wide and originally 8ft tall (although now increased to a height of 9ft 6ins), with a variety of lengths.",
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"The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future."
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "foreknowledge"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "divination"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "clairvoyance"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
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"word": "prophecy"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "bəsirət"
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"code": "az",
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"word": "uzaqgörənlik"
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"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pradbáčannje",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"roman": "predviždane",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"neuter"
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"word": "предвиждане"
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"roman": "predvidlivost",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"tags": [
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"word": "endevinació"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先見之明"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiānjiànzhīmíng",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先见之明"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "prozíravost"
},
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "předvídavost"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "fremsynthed"
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "voorzichtigheid"
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "antaŭvido"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "kaukokatseisuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "harkitsevuus"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clairvoyance"
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "prévoyance"
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣indaxeduloba",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "წინდახედულობა"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šorsmč̣vreṭeloba",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "შორსმჭვრეტელობა"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣inasc̣ar ganč̣vreṭa",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "წინასწარ განჭვრეტა"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamč̣riaxoba",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "გამჭრიახობა"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣inasc̣arganč̣vreṭa",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "წინასწარგანჭვრეტა"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Voraussicht"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Hellsichtigkeit"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Weitsicht"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prónoia",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πρόνοια"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prónoia",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πρόνοια"
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fadbhreathnaitheacht"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadcheann"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lungimiranza"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "preveggenza"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "avvedimento"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"alt": "せんけん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "senken",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先見"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"alt": "よけん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoken",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "予見"
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "matakite"
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"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Väasecht"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dalekowzroczność"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przezorność"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zapobiegliwość"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "presciência"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "previziune"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predvídenije",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "предви́дение"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predusmotrítelʹnostʹ",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "предусмотри́тельность"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "predvídavosť"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "prezieravosť"
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{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "previsión"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "profecía"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "adivinación"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clarividencia"
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "presciencia"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "framsynthet"
},
{
"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "öngörü"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "peredbáčennja",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "передба́чення"
},
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"_dis1": "99 1 1",
"code": "uk",
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"roman": "peredbáčlyvistʹ",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "передба́чливість"
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"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "arpacıq"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "muška",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "мушка"
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{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "準星"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhǔnxīng",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "准星"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "etutähtäin"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "stóchastro",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "στόχαστρο"
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{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"alt": "しょうせい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōsei",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "照星"
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{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "muszka"
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"_dis1": "0 100 0",
"code": "ru",
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"tags": [
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"word": "му́шка"
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{
"_dis1": "0 100 0",
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"roman": "vizír",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
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"word": "визи́р"
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"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Surveying",
"orig": "en:Surveying",
"parents": [
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"Earth sciences",
"Sciences",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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"glosses": [
"a bearing taken forwards towards a new object"
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"(surveying) a bearing taken forwards towards a new object"
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"tags": [
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],
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"natural-sciences",
"surveying"
]
}
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"ipa": "/ˈfɔɹsaɪt/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfɔːsaɪt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfo(ː)ɹsaɪt/",
"note": "rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈfoəsaɪt/",
"note": "non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger"
},
{
"homophone": "Forsythe (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger)"
},
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{
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "foreknowledge"
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{
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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{
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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{
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"code": "be",
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"word": "прадба́чанне"
},
{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "предвиждане"
},
{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "predvidlivost",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "previsió"
},
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
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"feminine"
],
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],
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},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "endevinació"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先見之明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiānjiànzhīmíng",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先见之明"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先見"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiānjiàn",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先见"
},
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prozíravost"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "předvídavost"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fremsynthed"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "voorzichtigheid"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "antaŭvido"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "kaukokatseisuus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "harkitsevuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clairvoyance"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prévoyance"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prescience"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣indaxeduloba",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "წინდახედულობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šorsmč̣vreṭeloba",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "შორსმჭვრეტელობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣inasc̣ar ganč̣vreṭa",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "წინასწარ განჭვრეტა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamč̣riaxoba",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "გამჭრიახობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣inasc̣arganč̣vreṭa",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "წინასწარგანჭვრეტა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Voraussicht"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Hellsichtigkeit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Weitsicht"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "prónoia",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πρόνοια"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "prónoia",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πρόνοια"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fadbhreathnaitheacht"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fadcheann"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "lungimiranza"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "preveggenza"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "avvedimento"
},
{
"alt": "せんけん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "senken",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "先見"
},
{
"alt": "よけん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoken",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "予見"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "matakite"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Väasecht"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dalekowzroczność"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przezorność"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zapobiegliwość"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "presciência"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "previziune"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predvídenije",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "предви́дение"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "predusmotrítelʹnostʹ",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "предусмотри́тельность"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "predvídavosť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "prezieravosť"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "previsión"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "profecía"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "adivinación"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "clarividencia"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "presciencia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "framsynthet"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "öngörü"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "peredbáčennja",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "передба́чення"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "peredbáčlyvistʹ",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "передба́чливість"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future",
"word": "büologam"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "arpacıq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "muška",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мушка"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "準星"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhǔnxīng",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "准星"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "etutähtäin"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "stóchastro",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "στόχαστρο"
},
{
"alt": "しょうせい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōsei",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"word": "照星"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "muszka"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "múška",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "му́шка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vizír",
"sense": "front sight on weapon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "визи́р"
}
],
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}
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