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- [fawr-see, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈsi, foʊr-/
- /fɔːˈsiː.ə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-see, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈsi, foʊr-/
Definitions of foreseeable word
- verb with object foreseeable to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow. 1
- verb with object foreseeable to see beforehand. 1
- verb without object foreseeable to exercise foresight. 1
- noun foreseeable Able to be foreseen or predicted. 1
- adjective foreseeable that can be anticipated 1
- adjective foreseeable 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. 0
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Origin of foreseeable
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English foresēon. See fore-, see1
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Parts of speech for Foreseeable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foreseeable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
foreseeable usage trend in Literature
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adj foreseeable
- accountable — If you are accountable to someone for something that you do, you are responsible for it and must be prepared to justify your actions to that person.
- computable — computability theory
- measurable — capable of being measured.
- predictable — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- ascertainable — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
adjective foreseeable
- probable — likely to occur or prove true: He foresaw a probable business loss. He is the probable writer of the article.
- imaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- conceivable — If something is conceivable, you can imagine it or believe it.
- estimative — Of or pertaining to an estimate or to estimation.
- anticipatable — capable of being anticipated
Antonyms for foreseeable
adj foreseeable
- incalculable — very numerous or great.
- inestimable — incapable of being estimated or assessed.
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- improbable — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- unexpected — not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
adjective foreseeable
- unforeseeable — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- far-off — distant; remote.
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