far-sighted
21far´-sight´ed|ly — far sight|ed or far|sight|ed «FAHR SY tihd», adjective. 1. seeing distant things more clearly than near ones; not seeing nearby objects clearly; hyperopic; hypermetropic. The condition occurs when parallel light rays entering the eye come to a… …
22far-sight|ed — or far|sight|ed «FAHR SY tihd», adjective. 1. seeing distant things more clearly than near ones; not seeing nearby objects clearly; hyperopic; hypermetropic. The condition occurs when parallel light rays entering the eye come to a focus behind,… …
23sighted — sight|ed [ˈsaıtıd] adj someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind ▪ Blind and sighted children are taught in the same classroom. ▪ her partially sighted (=having limited ability to see) father →↑clear sighted, ↑far sighted, ↑long sighted,… …
24sighted — [[t]sa͟ɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Sighted people have the ability to see. This word is usually used to contrast people who can see with people who are blind. → See also , far sighted, , near sighted, short sighted Blind children tend to be more passive …
25sighted — adjective someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind: partially sighted (=having limited ability to see) see also: clearsighted, farsighted, longsighted, shortsighted …
26far-seeing — /ˈfa siɪŋ/ (say fah seeing) adjective 1. having foresight; sagacious; discerning. 2. able to see far; far sighted …
27long-sighted — adj BrE able to see objects or read things clearly only when they are far from your eyes ≠ ↑short sighted American Equivalent: far sighted …
28long-sighted — ADJ GRADED Long sighted people cannot see things clearly that are close to them, and therefore need to wear glasses. [BRIT] My husband is extremely long sighted while I am very short sighted. Ant: short sighted (in AM, use far sighted) …
29long-sighted — /ˈlɒŋ saɪtəd / (say long suytuhd) adjective 1. far sighted; hypermetropic. 2. having great foresight; foreseeing remote results. Compare far sighted (def. 3). –long sightedness, noun …
30short-sighted — adj 1.) especially BrE unable to see objects clearly unless they are very close American Equivalent: nearsighted ≠ ↑long sighted 2.) not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now used to show disapproval ≠… …
