prevision 1 of 2

verb

Definition of previsionnext
as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market

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prevision

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noun

as in prediction

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Recent Examples of prevision
Noun
Evaluations include frontal crash tests, side crash tests, headlight evaluations, and crash prevision tests. — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified. — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevision
  1. anticipate
  2. prediction
  3. foresee
  4. omen
  5. divine
  6. portent
  7. harbinger
  8. forecast
Verb
  • Analysts anticipate that Klarna's buy now, pay later integration into DoorDash could serve as a test case for further adoption in the on-demand economy.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The company anticipates more imports will be diverted to Birmingham and Manchester.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of anticipate
Noun
  • The bitcoin price has flat-lined through March, stuck at around $85,000 per bitcoin, despite a huge, prescient bitcoin price prediction setting the market alight.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Brain Surgeons Have Some Thoughts Any early predictions for Season 3?
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • When Natalia Grace was adopted from Ukraine into the Barnett family as a six-year-old child, no one could have foreseen that the situation would devolve into something that spurred court battles, criminal charges, and multiple documentaries and shows.
    — Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
  • When asked about their personal financial outlook in retirement, 22 percent of millennials foresee a decline in their retirement finances, and 26 percent expect no change.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of foresee
Noun
  • The omens looked good after Argentina’s Ajejandro Tosti and Collin Morikawa’s caddie JJ Jakovac both aced the hole on Wednesday ahead of the tournament, but the waters quickly claimed multiple victims during the first round.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Throughout most of human history, many cultures have thought such phenomena were ill omens caused by supernatural beings.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
Definition of omen
Verb
  • Under that paradigm, Evo acquires an uncanny knack for divining what sequences are compatible with life and for spinning out useful variations of nature’s molecules.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Calendrical divination Calendars have long been used to divine the future and establish the best times to perform certain activities.
    — Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of divine
Noun
  • Weinstein’s thuggish joke was just one portent of the edgy, borderline sinister air that permeated the party from the very beginning.
    — Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The slogan could also be seen as a portent of Netflix’s continued dominance of the modern entertainment industry.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of portent
Noun
  • The endorsement is a harbinger of Dorsey’s ambitious vision for AI — equipping individuals and enterprises with open, adaptable AI tools.
    — Tor Constantino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But these domestic shifts should not be understood as harbingers of a grand reopening to the West.
    — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of harbinger
Noun
  • The weather forecast for Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, included strong winds and the high chance of Thunderstorms beginning around 3 p.m.
    — Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Rather than chasing forecasts, businesses will benefit from preparing for the unexpected.
    — John Moss, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of forecast

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