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Adjective: farsighted  'faa(r)'sI-tid
  1. Planning prudently for the future
    "large goals that required farsighted policies";
    - farseeing, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, long-sighted [Brit]
     
  2. [N. Amer] (ophthalmology) having abnormal vision, unable to focus sharply on things that are nearby
    - hyperopic, hypermetropic, long-sighted [Brit]
     
  3. Capable of seeing to a great distance
    - eagle-eyed, keen-sighted, farseeing, long-sighted [Brit]

See also: presbyopic, provident

Encyclopedia: Farsighted