CEFR C1

prescient

adjective

Meaning

Having knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foreseeing the future.

Examples

  • Her prescient warning about the market crash saved many investors from financial ruin.
  • The author's prescient novel depicted a future society that eerily resembled our own.

Pronunciation: /ˈprɛʃ(i)ənt/

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