foreseeable
Able to be foreseen or anticipatedAble to be foreseen or anticipated.
» This development was not foreseeable; it simply surprised us.
Meaning
1 sensesAble to be foreseen or anticipated.
This project will not be finished in the foreseeable future.
vorhersehbar, absehbar
предви́димыйpredvídimyj, обозри́мыйobozrímyj
capable of being anticipated
Examples
11 sentencesThis development was not foreseeable; it simply surprised us.
The language is not expected to die for the foreseeable future.
At the present moment, not all consequences of the scandal are foreseeable.
deIm jetzigen Moment sind noch nicht alle Folgen des Skandals absehbar.
The crisis was foreseeable.
deDiese Krise war vorhersehbar.
I don't think that Tom will find a girlfriend for himself in the foreseeable future.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From foresee + -able.From foresee + -able.
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Forms
more foreseeable, most foreseeable| Comparative | more foreseeable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most foreseeable Lesson |
regular
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form