foreseeable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɔːrˈsiːəbəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔrˈsiəbəl/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fore•see•a•ble /fɔrˈsiəbəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. that can be sensed or known in advance:the foreseeable future.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
fore•see /fɔrˈsi/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -saw, -seen, -see•ing. 
  1. to sense or know in advance:foresaw no problems.[~ + (that) clause]foresaw that there would be great famine.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fore•see  (fôr sē′, fōr-),USA pronunciation v., -saw, -seen, -see•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to have prescience of;
    to know in advance;
    foreknow.
  2. to see beforehand.

v.i. 
  1. to exercise foresight.
  • bef. 900; Middle English; Old English foresēon. See fore-, see1
fore•see′a•ble, adj. 
fore•see′a•bil′i•ty, n. 
fore•se′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divine, discern. See predict. 
'foreseeable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hazard
Collocations: (not) [in, for] the foreseeable future, for the foreseeable time, is not foreseeable at present, more...

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