farseeing

American  

[fahr-see-ing] / ˈfɑrˈsi ɪŋ /

adjective

1. having foresight; sagacious; discerning.

2. able to see objects distinctly at a great distance.

   Hawks are farseeing birds.

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Other Word Forms

• farseeingness
  noun
• farseer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of farseeing

First recorded in 1840–50; far + see ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

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farseeing

Weather forecasting has gotten steadily more accurate and farseeing over the past few decades, one of the many ways that science saves lives.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2022

The pairing seems to echo the hero-king duality of so many male portraits: Tubman is sitting, in charge, farseeing, while Taylor has the classical, active contrapposto of an ancient athlete.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg had been named Time’s person of the year in 2010; in the hagiographic cover photo, his eyes were oceanic and farseeing, dreaming up ingenious new ways to forge human bonds.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2020

By the end of the marathon, I had had an illuminating encounter with life, death and consciousness through Bill Viola’s own experimental and farseeing eye.

From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019

It seemed to Legolas, as he strained his farseeing eyes, that he caught a glint of white: far away perchance the sun twinkled on a pinnacle of the Tower of Guard.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien