Prevision — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a prophetic vision (as in a dream)

the power to foresee the future

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪvˈɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪvˈɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪvˈɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪvˈɪʒən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prediction anticipation prospicience farsightedness foresight prescience

Word Forms

prescient	adjective	perceiving the significance of events before they occur; -R.H.Rovere
previse	verb	realize beforehand
farsighted	adjective	planning prudently for the future
prospicient	adjective	planning prudently for the future
predict	verb	make a prediction about; tell in advance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Voraussicht

eine prophetische Vision (wie in einem Traum)

🇫🇷French

prévision

une vision prophétique (comme dans un rêve)

🇪🇸Spanish

previsión

una visión profética (como en un sueño)

🇮🇹Italian

previsione

una visione profetica (come in un sogno)

🇳🇱Dutch

vooruitzicht

een profetisch visioen (zoals in een droom)

🇵🇹Portuguese

previsão

uma visão profética (como em um sonho)

🇷🇺Russian

предвидение

пророческое видение (как во сне)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वज्ञान

एक भविष्यसूचक दृष्टि (जैसा कि एक सपने में)

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னோட்டம்

ஒரு தீர்க்கதரிசன பார்வை (ஒரு கனவில் இருப்பது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రివిజన్

ఒక భవిష్య దృష్టి (ఒక కలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વદર્શન

પ્રબોધકીય દ્રષ્ટિ (સ્વપ્નમાં જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ನೋಟ

ಪ್ರವಾದಿಯ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ (ಕನಸಿನಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രിവിഷൻ

ഒരു പ്രവചന ദർശനം (ഒരു സ്വപ്നത്തിലെന്നപോലെ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预知

预言性的景象（如在梦中）

🇯🇵Japanese

予見

予言的なビジョン（夢のような）

🇰🇷Korean

선견

예언적 환상(꿈에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đoán trước

một tầm nhìn tiên tri (như trong một giấc mơ)

🇹🇭Thai

ทำนาย

นิมิตทำนาย (เหมือนในความฝัน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ramalan

visi kenabian (seperti dalam mimpi)

🇵🇭Filipino

prebisyon

isang makahulang pangitain (tulad ng sa isang panaginip)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوقع

رؤيا نبوية (كما في الحلم)

🇮🇷Persian

پیش بینی

رؤیای نبوی (مانند رویا)

🇹🇷Turkish

öngörü

kehanet vizyonu (rüyada olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הקדמה

חזון נבואי (כמו בחלום)

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