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FARSEEING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does farseeing mean?
• FARSEEING (adjective)
The adjective FARSEEING has 2 senses:
1. capable of seeing to a great distance
2. planning prudently for the future
Familiarity information: FARSEEING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of seeing to a great distance
Synonyms:
eagle-eyed; farseeing; keen-sighted; longsighted
Similar:
farsighted; presbyopic (able to see distant objects clearly)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Planning prudently for the future
Synonyms:
farseeing; farsighted; foresighted; foresightful; long; longsighted; prospicient
Context example:
took a long view of the geopolitical issues
Similar:
provident (providing carefully for the future)
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"He who sleeps cannot catch fish." (Corsican proverb)