foresight

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.

   “Near-synonym: forethought”

   “Having the foresight to prepare an evacuation plan may have saved their lives.”

   “The rugged forhead that with graue foreſight / Welds kingdomes cauſes, & affaires of ſtate; […]”

   “In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: […]”

   “The "D.N.B." wrote of one Railway Member that "he made himself personally acquainted with the working of the new systems of railroads, and with more foresight than his neighbours, he welcomed railways on his estate when other landowners were ordering their gamekeepers to warn off the surveyors or to put an end to their operations by force."”

2. (countable, uncountable)The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically.
3. (countable, uncountable)The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun).

   “Holonym: iron sights”

4. (countable, uncountable)A bearing taken forwards towards a new object.