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prescient

Adjective

IPA /ˈpresiənt/

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Showing an apparent ability to know what will happen in the future.

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prescient/ˈpresiənt/

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An observer predicts a coming change
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Events match the earlier prediction

A prescient observation seems to foresee what will happen.

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Her warning about the fragile chair proved prescient when it broke.
The analyst's prescient report anticipated a major shift in demand.

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prescient — Showing an apparent ability to know what will happen in the future.

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Showing an apparent ability to know what will happen in the future.

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From Latin praescient-, meaning knowing beforehand.

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Prescient often describes a warning, prediction, observation or analysis.

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