- Knowing in advance - The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience;
foreknowledge. - Action in reference to the future; provident care;
prudence; wise forethought. - Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the
backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a
forward direction. - Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.