foresight

Weitsicht, Voraussicht

Fähigkeit, mögliche zukünftige Ereignisse zu bedenken und sich klug darauf vorzubereiten.

In einfachem Englisch: The ability to think about what may happen and prepare wisely for it.

• Buying extra food showed foresight.
• He had the foresight to save money before leaving his job.
• Their lack of foresight caused serious problems.

So benutzt man es: have the foresight to do something (She had the foresight to bring extra water.)

Synonyme: forethought, forward thinking

Gegenteile: shortsightedness

Häufige Wendungen: have the foresight, lack of foresight, show foresight

Vorausschau, Vorhersage

Das Voraussehen oder Vorhersagen zukünftiger Ereignisse.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of seeing or predicting what will happen in the future.

• Foresight revealed the likely outcome.
• The story describes a queen's foresight into coming events.
• Her prediction was an act of remarkable foresight.

Synonyme: prediction, foreseeing

Gegenteile: hindsight

Häufige Wendungen: an act of foresight, exercise foresight, foresight into something

Korn

Teil vorne an einer Schusswaffe, das beim Zielen hilft.

In einfachem Englisch: The part near the front of a gun that helps you aim.

• The rifle's foresight was bent.
• She aligned the foresight with the rear sight.
• This pistol has a bright red foresight.

Synonyme: front sight

Häufige Wendungen: rifle foresight, adjust the foresight, foresight blade