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prescient

/ˈpɹiːʃɪənt/ /ˈpɹɛʃ(i)ənt/

Meanings
adjective
Exhibiting or possessing prescience: having knowledge of, or seemingly able to correctly predict, events before they take place.

Examples :

"Her prescient warning about the upcoming storm allowed us to prepare and stay safe. "
ability mind future time character philosophy being

Related Words

Illustration warning

warning verb

/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/

To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:

"The teacher warned the students about the upcoming test. "

Illustration knowledge

knowledge noun

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/ /ˈnɑlɪdʒ/

The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

"My knowledge of history helped me understand the current political situation better. "

Illustration predict

predict noun

/pɹɪˈdɪkt/

A prediction.

"The weather predict for tomorrow is rain. "

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration seemingly

seemingly adverb

/ˈsiːmɪŋli/

As it appears; apparently.

"The dog seemed happy, seemingly wagging its tail excitedly. "

Illustration correctly

correctly adverb

/kəˈɹɛktli/

In a correct manner.

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

Illustration allowed

allowed verb

/əˈlaʊd/

To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.

"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"

Illustration possessing

possessing verb

/pəˈzɛsɪŋ/ /pəˈzɛsɪŋɡ/

To have; to have ownership of.

"He does not even possess a working telephone."

Illustration upcoming

upcoming noun

/ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/ /ʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/

The act of coming up.

"The upcoming school holiday is a welcome break for the students. "

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exhibiting verb

/ɪɡˈzɪbɪtɪŋ/ /ɛɡˈzɪbɪtɪŋ/

To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.

"He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards."

Illustration prepare

prepare noun

/pɹɪˈpɛə/ /pɹəˈpɛəɹ/

Preparation

"The preparation for the upcoming science test was thorough. "

Illustration prescience

prescience noun

/ˈpɹɛsɪ.əns/ /ˈpɹɛʃɨns/

Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.

"The CEO's prescience about the upcoming market crash saved the company from financial ruin. "