unforeseen
unforeseen · unforeseens
An event, incident, cost, etcAn event, incident, cost, etc. that was not foreseen.
UK/ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/US/ˌʌnfɔɹˈsin/
» Ill-considered actions can lead to unforeseen consequences.
Необдумані дії можуть призвести до непередбачених наслідків. — glossboss
glossboss · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAn event, incident, cost, etc. that was not foreseen.
Examples
21 sentencesIll-considered actions can lead to unforeseen consequences.
Необдумані дії можуть призвести до непередбачених наслідків. — glossboss
He was perplexed by the unforeseen situation.
Barring anything unforeseen everything should turn all right.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, we'll be closed in a year's time.
His answer was unforeseen; none of us there expected it.
Origin
From un- + foreseen.From un- + foreseen.
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Forms
plural: unforeseens| Singular | unforeseen |
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