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

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

Early in the sound era, Irving Thalberg, the farseeing head of production at MGM, rechristened them “film editors,” a credit first bestowed upon, and quite possibly designed for, Margaret Booth.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018

“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