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

At the time of the forecasts, demand for OPEC oil was collapsing, making a prediction of near-term weakness seem unavoidable, but the presumption that price increases were inevitable generated an assumption that markets would revert to the ‘normal’ trend beyond the foreseeable future. —Michael Lynch, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

And for the foreseeable future, the average consumer in middle America isn't likely to notice any impact from a merger, according to Erin Keating, an executive analyst at Cox Automotive. —Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024

The same could be said of Luke Shaw who is out for the foreseeable future. —Darren Richman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024

Windom, a United Airlines flight attendant, is unable to work for the foreseeable future so a GoFundMe page has been set up by her family to fundraise for medical and living expenses. —Escher Walcott, People.com, 18 Dec. 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