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verb

Definition of previsionnext
as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market

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prevision

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noun

as in prediction

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Recent Examples of prevision
Noun
And Argon Mechatronics is producing robots which have the ability to manufacture with great prevision. — Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Evaluations include frontal crash tests, side crash tests, headlight evaluations, and crash prevision tests. — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 The original version of the bill would have imposed additional restrictions on eligibility for absentee voting but those previsions were removed. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevision
  1. anticipate
  2. prediction
  3. foresee
  4. omen
  5. divine
  6. forecasting
  7. portent
  8. harbinger
Verb
  • Eventually, an edict from the top came that existing attorneys should not anticipate additions to the court teams, according to one source.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • That signal can be aggregated, correlated, and exploited by hostile foreign intelligence services to anticipate our movements, targets, and timing.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of anticipate
Noun
  • The gap between those predictions and the reality on the ground suggests many observers have overstated the likelihood of war.
    — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • However, the current library remains too small for reliable predictions.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • But getting swept off your feet by someone who’s effectively a nearly seven-foot tree is, of course, rarely foreseen.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But the Kuvshynovs and their legal team say what happened to their daughter was preventable — and foreseen.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of foresee
Noun
  • Corral has no crystal ball, but the early omens are promising after Casey Bloys signed a new multiyear deal to oversee HBO Max and Paramount+ in a new role at Skydance.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But from the first scenes, omens lay the groundwork for a sinking spiral of evolving tragedy.
    — Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of omen
Verb
  • In Istanbul, grounds brewed in long copper cezves are read to you, like a fortune divined in a cup.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This law opens our eyes to divine Science, the truth of God’s infinite goodness, the reality of which outlaws all that isn’t good.
    — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
Definition of divine
Noun
  • Satellites support communication networks, provide navigation signals and deliver information used for weather forecasting.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Fortran also remains important in scientific computing, including weather forecasting and nuclear reactor safety analysis.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecasting
Noun
  • Eager to interpret the gods’ will—surely, stones that trailed light must hold sacred portent—the Romans consulted the Sibylline Books.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Grâce à la merveilleuse découverte de la Science Chrétienne, nos prières pour le monde sont efficaces et portent leurs fruits.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of portent
Noun
  • The hottest topics waffle between Nick Sirianni’s job security and the treatment of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots, none exactly harbingers of good news.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Reduced liquidity can be a harbinger of big gaps lower in prices.
    — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of harbinger

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“Prevision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevision. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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