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far-sighted |
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far-sighted adj
1. possessing prudence and foresight 2. (Medicine) Med of, relating to, or suffering from hyperopia ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations far-sighted [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] ADJ 1. (US) (Med) → hipermétrope 2. (fig) [person] → clarividente; [plan, decision, measure] → con visión de futuro far-sighted [ˌfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adj a. (person) → previdente, lungimirante; (plan, decision, measure) → lungimirante b. (Am) (long-sighted) → presbite far-sighted [ˌfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adj a. (person) → previdente, lungimirante; (plan, decision, measure) → lungimirante b. (Am) (long-sighted) → presbite How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now the Delawares nam'd me for my eyes, and I was called after the far-sighted hawk. He joined company with the Moriscoes who were going forth from other villages, for he knew their language very well, and on the voyage he struck up a friendship with my two uncles who were carrying me with them; for my father, like a wise and far-sighted man, as soon as he heard the first edict for our expulsion, quitted the village and departed in quest of some refuge for us abroad. A no less far-sighted cunning distinguished his proceedings in answering the advertisements which the lawyers duly inserted in the newspaper. |
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