foreseeable
Americanadjective
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as far as can be seen.
Our objective is to make travel around the city quick, easy, and trouble-free for the foreseeable future.
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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.
Usage
What does foreseeable mean? If something is foreseeable, it means it can be predicted or identified in advance.Foreseeable is the adjective form of the verb foresee, which means to see or know beforehand.Foreseeable is often used in the phrase the foreseeable future, referring to the span of time in the near future about which reasonable assumptions can be made.Example: Unfortunately, due to the road closure we’ll be taking the detour for the foreseeable future.
Other Word Forms
- foreseeability noun
- unforeseeable adjective
- unforeseeableness noun
- unforeseeably adverb
Etymology
Origin of foreseeable
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“The circumstances leading to this tragedy were entirely foreseeable.”
From Los Angeles Times
Belton said supply and demand imbalance in the memory market will likely continue in the foreseeable future, but he sees improvements there starting in the back half of next year.
From MarketWatch
“For the foreseeable future, customer pay is going to stay pretty strong,” Anderson said.
From MarketWatch
The company said HBM is sold out for 2026, adding the supply of memory chips will be “substantially short” of demand for the “foreseeable future.”
From Barron's
“We believe that the aggregate industry supply will remain substantially short of the demand for the foreseeable future,” Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said on an earnings call.
From Barron's
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