foreseeable

foreseeable
fore|see|a|ble [ fɔr`siəbl ] adjective
a foreseeable event or time is one that can easily be imagined or known about before it happens: PREDICTABLE:
The increased demand for organic produce was not foreseeable ten years ago.
for the foreseeable future
for as far in the future as can be determined, based on what is known now:
For the foreseeable future, Social Security will be the primary source of retirement income for many Americans.
in the foreseeable future
at a future time that is not very distant, and that can be at least partly guessed from present conditions:
There will certainly be more effective cancer treatments in the foreseeable future.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • foreseeable — fore·see·able /fōr sē ə bəl/ adj: such as reasonably can or should be anticipated: such that a person of ordinary prudence would expect to occur or exist under the circumstances a foreseeable risk the foreseeable expenses a foreseeable plaintiff… …   Law dictionary

  • foreseeable — adj. being such as may reasonable be anticipated; as, foreseeable costs were well within the budget. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • foreseeable — (adj.) 1804, from FORESEE (Cf. foresee) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Foreseeably …   Etymology dictionary

  • foreseeable — fore|see|a|ble [fo:ˈsi:əbəl US fo:r ] adj 1.) for/in the foreseeable future for as long as it is possible to know what is likely to happen ▪ The situation is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. 2.) in the foreseeable future fairly soon …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • foreseeable — [[t]fɔː(r)si͟ːəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If a future event is foreseeable, you know that it will happen or that it can happen, because it is a natural or obvious consequence of something else that you know. It seems to me that this crime was… …   English dictionary

  • foreseeable — adjective 1 in the foreseeable future fairly soon: There is a possibility of severe water shortages in the foreseeable future. 2 for the foreseeable future continuing in the future for as long as you can imagine: Their dependence on oil exports… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • foreseeable — UK [fɔː(r)ˈsiːəb(ə)l] / US [fɔrˈsɪəb(ə)l] adjective a foreseeable event or time is one that can easily be imagined or known about before it happens The increased demand for organic produce was not foreseeable ten years ago. • for the foreseeable… …   English dictionary

  • foreseeable — adjective Date: 1804 1. being such as may be reasonably anticipated < foreseeable problems > 2. lying within the range for which forecasts are possible < in the foreseeable future > • foreseeability noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • foreseeable — [fɔːˈsiːəb(ə)l] adj a foreseeable event or time is one that can easily be imagined or known about before it happens Syn: predictable Ant: unforeseeable • the foreseeable future the time in the near future in which you can guess what might… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • foreseeable — adjective able to be foreseen or anticipated This dictionary will be nowhere near complete in the foreseeable future …   Wiktionary

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