Word Games Pro Dictionary

prescient

adjective

perceiving the significance of events before they occur

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
RE
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpɹɛsɪənt

Listen

Audio Pronunciation

Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. perceiving the significance of events before they occur

    “{'source': 'R.H.Rovere', 'text': 'extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations'}”

In context

Example Sentences

{'source': 'R.H.Rovere', 'text': 'extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations'}
Scroll to Top