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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
far-sighted
adjective
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▪ But the other changes have been both radical and far-sighted.
▪ Prices were falling and far-sighted men were looking for something else to cultivate.
▪ The universe, thought Scarlet, must be benevolently staffed by more far-sighted beings than ourselves.
▪ This point was acknowledged even 150 years ago by a far-sighted Baptist parson, John Howard Hinton.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
far-sighted

also farsighted, 1640s, "forecasting, prescient;" 1878 in reference to a defect of the eyes (hypermetropic); see far (adv.) + sight (v.). Related: Farsightedness.

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far-sighted

a. (alternative form of farsighted English)

Usage examples of "far-sighted".

It is unnecessary to tell in any detail his far-sighted schemes to link his nuclei into a world propaganda, because by insensible degrees that organization has grown into the educational system of our world to-day.

Our far-sighted Founders understood that only the institution of marriage could provide the synergistic stability needed for a successful society.

They are far-sighted enough to see the odds against them, and moreover they can be bribed -- for it is evident that the Nazis think it worth while to bribe intellectuals.

He learned that far-sighted Tweeners were already filing claims to vast acreage.

His views upon the all-important question of colonising the unoccupied lands of the Dominion seemed to be wise and far-sighted.

A few Patrol ships were englobed by the concerted action of two or three sub-fleet commanders more cooperative or more far-sighted than the rest, and were blasted out of existence by an overwhelming concentration of power.

The far-sighted leader of the fire prevention team had designed the computer pets as a learning toy.

Al-Habaqi, mayor of Dar-es Balat, was an energetic and far-sighted man, ambitious to improve the economy of his city and region He successfully urged the construction of a large stadium on the outskirts of town, both as a public works project of importance to the area and as a recreational facility And the stadium was only one of several plans he had devised both to increase the population and to stimulate commerce.

It's doubtful that any Westerness diplomat had ever foreseen the current situation, but Melville was beginning to wonder if the long-lived and far-sighted Sylvans hadn't anticipated this possibility.