prescient
pronunciation
How to pronounce prescient in British English:
UK [ˈpresiənt]
How to pronounce prescient in American English:
US ['presɪrnt]
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- Adjective:
- perceiving the significance of events before they occur
Word Origin
- prescient (adj.)
- 1620s, from Middle French prescient (15c.) and directly from Latin praescientem (nominative praesciens), present participle of praescire (see prescience).
Example
- 1. Other moves proved to be remarkably prescient .
- 2. Although motorola has been a drag on google 's earnings since then , the move seems prescient now .
- 3. That warning to avoid interference may have been prescient .
- 4. Schumpeter was pessimistic about the long-run prospects of capitalism , for prescient if unconventional reasons .
- 5. But his injunction now looks rather prescient .