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

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

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

Recorded several months before the election, the album feels farseeing if not prophetic in its accounting of current affairs.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2016

“Looking at the horizon helps,” yelled Maddie, her own farseeing eyes focused on the distant place where the battered gray land met tumultuous gray cloud.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein