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

“Both Chinese and foreign observers tend to ascribe the nation’s technology success to the country’s supposedly farseeing political leaders,” Mallaby writes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 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

He Praised the wise farseeing eyes of Eye and the keen hearing of Ear.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer