foreseeable

[ fawr-see-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. as far as can be seen:Our objective is to make travel around the city quick, easy, and trouble-free for the foreseeable future.

  2. able to be known or seen in advance:A key finding was that the fire was foreseeable, and both the mine owner and the regulatory agencies could have prevented it from occurring.

Origin of foreseeable

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Other words from foreseeable

  • fore·see·a·bil·i·ty [fawr-see-uh-bil-i-tee], /fɔrˌsi əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
  • un·fore·see·a·ble, adjective
  • un·fore·see·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·fore·see·a·bly, adverb

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