Words / C1

FORS-yt/ˈfɔːsaɪt/

Foresight is seeing what is likely to happen and preparing: show foresight, a lack of foresight. Planning is everyday; hindsight (this batch) is understanding after the event; luck is not a plan. Do not hope that nobody is ill and call it a staffing model.

Meaning

The ability to see what is likely to happen and plan for it.

Examples

• “Foresight is a spare invigilator on the rota, not a hope that nobody is ill.”
• “Planning is everyday. Prudence (already in the dictionary as prudent) is caution. Hindsight is this batch’s after-the-fact twin. Hope is a feeling. A named spare is a measure. Write the name before the sitting, not after the absence.”

Good to know

Planning ahead for what may happen. Everyday: planning. Opposite time: hindsight (this batch). Hope ≠ a spare on the rota.

Near in meaning

planning

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