Farsighted Meaning in English

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Definition

Describes someone who can see things clearly at a distance but has trouble seeing things up close, or describes a person who plans wisely for the future.

Usage & Nuances

Medical (also called 'hyperopic') and figurative uses ('farsighted decision'). In vision, opposite of 'nearsighted.' In a metaphorical sense, describes someone who thinks carefully about future consequences.

• Spanish: hipermétrope - con visión de futuro
• Portuguese (BR): hipermetrope - com visão de futuro
• Portuguese (PT): hipermetrope - com visão de futuro
• Chinese (Simplified): 远视 - 有远见的
• Chinese (Traditional): 遠視 - 有遠見的
• Hindi: दूरदृष्टि वाला
• Arabic: طويل النظر - بعيد النظر
• Bengali: দূরদৃষ্টি - দূরদর্শী
• Russian: дальнозоркий - дальновидный
• Japanese: 遠視（えんし） - 先見の明がある
• Vietnamese: viễn thị - nhìn xa trông rộng
• Korean: 원시 - 선견지명이 있는
• Turkish: hipermetrop - ileri görüşlü
• Urdu: دور اندیش - دُور بین (نظر کی بیماری)
• Indonesian: rabun jauh - visioner

Example Sentences

My grandmother is farsighted and needs glasses to read.

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He is a farsighted leader who always prepares for the future.

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A farsighted person can see things far away more clearly than things that are close.

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The company’s farsighted investment paid off five years later.

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That was a really farsighted move—most people wouldn’t have thought that far ahead.

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I’m farsighted, so I have no trouble recognizing faces from across the room.

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