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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 [fɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adjprevisor(a)
far-sighted [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adjpresbyte (fig); prévoyant(e)qui voit loin
far-sighted [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adjweitsichtig (fig); weitblickend
far-sighted [ˈfɑːˈsaɪtɪd] adjpresbite;
(fig) → lungimirante


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Although the United States was under no direct threat from the Nazis, she far-sightedly chose to pursue the seemingly counterintuitive policy of 'Germany First', even though she had actually been attacked in Hawaii by Japan.
Far-sightedly Bukovsky once predicted the demise of the Soviet Union.
In the 1950s, the architectural historian Henry Hope Reed, at a time when Cass Gilbert was distinctly unfashionable, far-sightedly secured the Gilbert archive for the Society.
 
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