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Webster 1913 Edition
Prescient
Pre′sci-ent
(prē′shĭ-ent or -shent)
, Adj.
[L.
praesciens
, -entis
, p. pr. of praescire
to foreknow; prae
before + scire
to know: cf. F. prescient
. See Science
.] Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious beforehand.
Pope.
Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost
prescient
, of this event. Bacon.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prescient
PRESCIENT
,Adj.
Who taught the nations of the field and wood,
Prescient, the tides or tempests to withstand?
Definition 2024
prescient
prescient
English
Adjective
prescient (comparative more prescient, superlative most prescient)
- Having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience.
Translations
having knowledge of events before they take place
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