farsee
farsee verb: to see at or from a distance.
Verb
farsee (third-person singular simple present farsees, present participle farseeing, simple past farsaw, past participle farseen)
- To see at or from a distance.
- They set off again, the tall, elegant human and the violet-skinned exotic, too abstracted to farsee the person waiting for them in the shadows a few dozen meters ahead.1997, Julian May, Magnificat
- “That's a long way to farsee, even for you.” “The ge-eagle helps,” he admitted. “Cheat!” Edeard laughed.2008, Peter F. Hamilton, The Dreaming Void
- To see by foresight; see clairvoyantly; view or sense telepathically.
- As Yoda would put it, if you want to 'farsee' into your future needs, first make sure your homework you have done.2006, Arthur Goldstuck, The hitchhiker's guide to going mobile
Forms of farsee
| third-person singular present | farsees |
|---|---|
| present participle | farseeing |
| past | farsaw |
| past participle | farseen |
Origin of farsee
From far + see. Compare Dutch verziend (“farseeing, long-sighted”), German fernsehen (“to look from afar, watch television”).
Words formed from farsee
Questions about farsee
- What does farsee mean?
- Farsee means to see at or from a distance.
- What part of speech is farsee?
- Farsee is a verb.
- What is the past tense of farsee?
- The past tense of farsee is farsaw.
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