foreseeable

adjective

fore·​see·​able fȯr-ˈsē-ə-bəl 

1

: being such as may be reasonably anticipated

foreseeable problems

foreseeable consequences

2

: lying within the range for which forecasts are possible

in the foreseeable future

foreseeability

fȯr-ˌsē-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of foreseeable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And that price isn’t going down in the foreseeable future. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2024

This Thanksgiving will set the tone for what our familial relationships will look like for the foreseeable future, and reflect the necessary conversations and actions that need to be had at a larger level to effect change. —Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024

Had the Timberwolves stood pat with Towns, they would be locked into second-apron hell for the foreseeable future. —Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024

Is that relationship -- and offering a lot of money -- enough to bring Burnes to Queens for the foreseeable future? —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing foreseeable

• in/for the foreseeable future

Legal Definition

foreseeable

adjective

fore·​see·​able fōr-ˈsē-ə-bəl 

: 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

foreseeably adverb