Word meaning
prescient
adjective · PRESH-ent
What does prescient mean?
Prescient means having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
Prescient in a sentence
“His prescient warning about the housing bubble was ignored.”
Synonyms for prescient
- prophetic
- farsighted
- visionary
Where does prescient come from?
From Latin praescire, "to know beforehand."
How to remember prescient
- Say it out loud a few times: PRESH-ent.
- Write one sentence of your own using prescient, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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