"farseeing" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more farseeing [comparative], most farseeing [superlative]
Etymology: Partly from far + seeing; partly from farsee + -ing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|far|seeing}} far + seeing, {{suffix|en|farsee|ing}} farsee + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} farseeing (comparative more farseeing, superlative most farseeing)
  1. Having good eyesight; eagle-eyed
    Sense id: en-farseeing-en-adj-vn8AGFgS
  2. Characterized by prudence and foresight
    Sense id: en-farseeing-en-adj-LOH2Re~K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: far-seeing Related terms: farsee

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