foresight Copy link Outline 1. prōvĭdentia (usu. with the further idea of precautionary measures)2. prōvīsio (implying precaution)3. prospĭcientia (as a habit of mind)4. prūdentia futurorum5. very oft. expr. by verb • foresight: 1. prōvĭdentia (usu. with the further idea of precautionary measures): it is f. by which something future is seen before it has come to pass, pr. est, per quam futurum aliquid videtur antequam factum sit, Cic. Inv. 2, 53, 160: do you help me with your care and f., tu me cura tua et pr. juva, Cic.: from f., prudence often brings on timidity, ex pr. consilium timorem plerumque afferre solet, Sall. Jug. 7. 2. prōvīsio (implying precaution): f. and preparedness, prov. animi et praeparatio, Cic. Tusc. 3, 14, 30. 3. prospĭcientia (as a habit of mind): watchfulness and f., vigilia et pr., Cic. Phil. 7, 7, 19. 4. prūdentia futurorum: Cic. Sen. 21, 78 [al. providentia]: v. foreknowledge. 5. very oft. expr. by verb: we must exercise f. on behalf of our country, prospiciendum, providendum patriae est: v. to provide. Gifted with f., prōvĭdus: v. foreseeing.
FORESIGHT Copy link • FORESIGHTpraescientia: provisio (animi; Cic., Tusc. 3, 14, 30): providentia (prudence). The gift of foresight, peritia futurorum (Suet., Tiberius, 67).