Definition
Having the ability to anticipate or plan ahead for future events; showing wise judgment and consideration of what will happen later.
Etymology
Fore- (before) + sight (vision/perception) + -ed (adjective marker). Originally meant 'able to see ahead,' the term evolved from literal vision to metaphorical mental foresight around the 15th century.
Kelly Says
Foresighted competed with 'prescient' and 'prophetic,' but English speakers preferred it because it emphasizes practical planning rather than magical prediction—it's the difference between someone who saves money (foresighted) versus someone claiming to read minds (prescient).
Translations
ARالعربية
بعيد النظر
ba-eed an-na-zahr
BNবাংলা
পূর্ববর্তী
poorbort-tee
CACatalà
previsor
pre-vi-sor
CSČeština
providní
pro-vi-dni
DADansk
forudseende
for-u-d-sen-de
DEDeutsch
Weitsichtig
vayt-zih-tig
ELΕλληνικά
προ见τικός
pro-ge-i-ti-kos
ESEspañol
previsor
pre-vi-zor
FAفارسی
دوراندیش
do-raan-di-sheh
FISuomi
ennalta näkevä
en-nalta na-ke-va
FRFrançais
prévoyant
pre-vwa-yan
GUGU
પૂર્વજ્ઞા
poor-v-jnya
HEעברית
בעל חזון
ba-al cha-zon
HIहिन्दी
दूरदर्शी
door-dar-shee
IDBahasa Indonesia
pandai melihat ke depan
pan-dai me-lihat ke de-pan
IGIG
nwere ike ịhụ
nwe-re i-ke ih-u
ITItaliano
previdente
pre-vi-den-te
JA日本語
先見の明
sen-ken-no-akari
KMKM
មានចិត្ត
ma-an chi-t
KO한국어
선견지명
seon-gyeong-ji-myeong
MRMR
प्रेक्षणीय
pre-kshani-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
pandai meramal
pan-dai me-ra-mal
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က
kyun-taw-ka
NLNederlands
verstandig
ver-stan-dig
NONorsk
fremtidsrettet
frem-tids-ret-tet
PLPolski
przewidywujący
przew-i-dy-wue-w-y
PTPortuguês
previdente
pre-vi-den-te
RORomână
preveghitor
pre-ve-hi-tor
RUРусский
дальновидный
dal-no-vid-nyy
SVSvenska
forutseende
for-u-ten-se
SWKiswahili
mwenye busara
mwe-nye bu-sa-ra
TAதமிழ்
விழிப்பு
vi-zi-ppu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రభుత్వం
pra-bu-tham
THไทย
ไตร่ตรอง
trai-traoeng
TLTL
mapag-isip
ma-pag-i-sip
TRTürkçe
gelecek gören
gele-cek go-ren
UKУкраїнська
прозорливий
pro-zor-li-vyy
VITiếng Việt
thông minh
thong minh
ZH中文
目光长远
mò guāng cháng yuǎn