farseeing

[ fahr-see-ing ]

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adjective

having foresight; sagacious; discerning.
able to see objects distinctly at a great distance: Hawks are farseeing birds.

Origin of farseeing

First recorded in 1840–50; far + see¹ + -ing²

Other words from farseeing

far·see·ing·ness, noun
farseer, noun

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How to use farseeing in a sentence

Companies like Google and Facebook have strived—and thrived—by keeping their far-seeing geniuses on board.
Regrets From the Man Who Fired Steve Jobs | Thomas E. Weber | June 6, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
I am saved, thanks to my own sagacity, to my prudent, far-seeing nose that smells danger ahead.
Black Diamonds | Mr Jkai
Now the Queen was a very wise woman, and far seeing in many things.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson
It is yet but half developed, but no far-seeing mind can form any estimate of its future growth and opulence.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 | Various
She seemed to read the thoughts that crowded my brain; for she looked into my face with her tender, far-seeing smile.
A Heroine of France | Evelyn Everett-Green

Pierre's eye suddenly met that of Mme. Rosémilly; it rested on him clear and blue, far-seeing and hard.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII. | Guy de Maupassant

British Dictionary definitions for far-seeing

far-seeing

adjective

having shrewd judgment; far-sighted

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