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far-sighted

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far·sight·ed or far-sight·ed  (färstd)
adj.
1. Able to see distant objects better than objects at close range; hyperopic.
2. Capable of seeing to a great distance.
3. Planning prudently for the future; foresighted: large goals that required farsighted policies.
farsighted·ly adv.
far-sighted
Adjective
1. able to look forward and plan ahead
2. US long-sighted
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far-sighted
adjective prudent, acute, wise, cautious, sage, shrewd, discerning, canny, provident, judicious, prescient, far-seeing, politic
Translations
far-sighted [fɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adj → previsor(a)
far-sighted [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adj → presbyte (fig); prévoyant(e) → qui voit loin
far-sighted [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adj → weitsichtig (fig); weitblickend
far-sighted [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adj → presbite;
(fig) → lungimirante


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Now the Delawares nam'd me for my eyes, and I was called after the far-sighted hawk.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
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.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
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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