"foresighted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more foresighted [comparative], most foresighted [superlative]
Etymology: From fore- + sight + -ed. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|fore|sight|ed}} fore- + sight + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} foresighted (comparative more foresighted, superlative most foresighted)
  1. Having foresight; foreseeing; provident. Synonyms: prescient Derived forms: foresightedly, foresightedness, unforesighted Translations (Having foresight): предвидлив (predvidliv) (Bulgarian), visionário (Portuguese)
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