Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Foreseeing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Foreseeing; prescient.
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- adjective
foreseeing ;prescient
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Considering that nothing is so uncertain as the hour of death,” he wrote in his prevoyant way, “and not wishing to be surprised without declaring my last wishes, I leave this present script so that they will be manifest and made known to everyone.”
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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“Considering that nothing is so uncertain as the hour of death,” he wrote in his prevoyant way, “and not wishing to be surprised without declaring my last wishes, I leave this present script so that they will be manifest and made known to everyone.”
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Haha j'suis en train d'penser que c cool d'etre prevoyant!
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2006
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Je hesitois longtems si ie communiquerois mon dessein a quelque amy ou Parent, mais prevoyant qu'ils m'en disuaderoient, je n'en dis rien pas meme a ceux qui me touchoient de plus pres, et partis Secrettement.
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