foreseeable

American  

[fawr-see-uh-buhl] / fɔrˈsi ə bəl /

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.

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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

foresee + -able

Example Sentences

The White House hasn't commented publicly on the report, but made it clear that it plans to work with Rodríguez for the foreseeable future.

From BBC

Encourage AI-enhanced expertise among professionals: Humans will, for the foreseeable future, remain central for complex decision-making, ethical oversight and creative direction.

From MarketWatch

If investigators confirm the early reports of an apparent flashover, a lack of sprinklers and a difficult, single point of egress, Crans-Montana will join a grim list of fires that were foreseeable.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the foreseeable future, however, these attacks won’t be an expression of powerful movements with credible geopolitical aspirations.

From The Wall Street Journal

So our view of the evidence was that he caused it and that he exploited it and that it was foreseeable to him.

From Salon

Related Words

• likely
• predicted
• proposed
• scheduled