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Farsee vs Farseer - What's the difference?

farsee | farseer |

As a verb farsee

is to see at or from a distance.

As a noun farseer is

one who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.

farsee

English

Verb

  • To see at or from a distance.
  • *1997 , Julian May, Magnificat :
    • 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.
  • *2008 , Peter F. Hamilton, The Dreaming Void :
    • “That's a long way to farsee , even for you.” “The ge-eagle helps,” he admitted. “Cheat!” Edeard laughed.
  • To see by foresight; see clairvoyantly; view or sense telepathically.
  • *2006 , Arthur Goldstuck, The hitchhiker's guide to going mobile :
    • As Yoda would put it, if you want to 'farsee' into your future needs, first make sure your homework you have done.

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    farseer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
  • *1989 , Jerry Pournelle, John F. Carr, The Crash of empire :
    • "I received word from the Farseer' only this morning. They had been studying the motion of the central band in Brutus, [...] "The men of the ' Farseer could not be mistaken?
  • *2008 , Marc Gascoigne, Christian Dunn, Let the Galaxy Burn :
    • The farseer opened its right hand and its witchblade leapt from the sheath across its back and settled into his grip.
  • An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope.
  • *1992 , C. S. Friedman, Black sun rising :
    • “Never mind that,” the Hunter put his hand on the barrel of the farseer'. “Look now.” Damien lowered his eye to the viewpiece—and saw the [...] Magnified exactly as it had been, with the ' farseer still fixed on the features he had chosen.