Proper Pronunciation Guide

prescient

[pri ʃənt]

Tips:

  • Pronounce the first letter “e” like the name of the letter itself—
    /i/—and stress it.
  • Pronounce the letters “sci” as
    /ʃ/.
  • Pronounce the second letter “e” as the weak schwa vowel
    /ə/.

Practice Sentence:

 Your forecast of what the market would do was very prescient.

Definition:

  • (adjective) Knowing beforehand what is likely to, or will, happen (from Latin: pre-before and scio-to know).

Notes:

Some speakers pronounce this word as three syllables: [pri ʃiənt].

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