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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
far•sight•ed /ˈfɑrˈsaɪtɪd, -ˌsaɪtɪd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Ophthalmologyseeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand.
  2. wise, as in foreseeing future developments and planning for them.
far•sight•ed•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
far•sight•ed  (fär′sī′tid, -sī′tid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand;
    hyperopic.
  2. seeing to a great distance.
  3. wise, as in foreseeing future developments:a farsighted statesman.
  • far + sight + -ed3 1635–45
far′sight′ed•ly, adv. 
far′sight′ed•ness, n. 
    3. . foresighted, farseeing, prescient, discerning, prudent, perspicacious.
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