Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Prudent; foresighted.
- adjective Able to see far; keen-sighted.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Seeing far; having foresight or forethought.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Able to see to a great distance; farsighted.
- adjective Having foresight as regards the future.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having good
eyesight ;eagle-eyed - adjective Characterized by
prudence andforesight
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of seeing to a great distance
- adjective planning prudently for the future
Etymologies
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Examples
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HubbleSite has one page devoted to Discoveries, "the scientific leaps that never would have been possible without Hubble's farseeing capabilities."
Hubble Chuptzah 2009
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"We will all miss him deeply, and long benefit from the works of his farseeing soul," he said.
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HubbleSite has one page devoted to Discoveries, "the scientific leaps that never would have been possible without Hubble's farseeing capabilities."
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Sustainable investing is prudent and farseeing, meeting the fiduciary duty of both the companies and investors.
Sustainable Investing Doesn't Mean You Have To Lose Money 2010
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Assuming as much as half, or $25 billion is being set aside for rail, how does that compare to other nations who are already far ahead of us in providing modern up to date mass transportation for their citizenry, or at least far more farseeing in planning ahead.
Raymond J. Learsy: America in the Caboose While the World Barrels Ahead on High Speed Rail 2010
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Assuming as much as half, or $25 billion is being set aside for rail, how does that compare to other nations who are already far ahead of us in providing modern up to date mass transportation for their citizenry, or at least far more farseeing in planning ahead.
Raymond J. Learsy: America in the Caboose While the World Barrels Ahead on High Speed Rail 2010
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His gaze, as he stared over my head, was farseeing.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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His gaze, as he stared over my head, was farseeing.
Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010
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Assuming as much as half, or $25 billion is being set aside for rail, how does that compare to other nations who are already far ahead of us in providing modern up to date mass transportation for their citizenry, or at least far more farseeing in planning ahead.
Raymond J. Learsy: America in the Caboose While the World Barrels Ahead on High Speed Rail 2010
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Assuming as much as half, or $25 billion is being set aside for rail, how does that compare to other nations who are already far ahead of us in providing modern up to date mass transportation for their citizenry, or at least far more farseeing in planning ahead.
Raymond J. Learsy: America in the Caboose While the World Barrels Ahead on High Speed Rail 2010
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