foreseeable
gb/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/ us/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/
B2
Angličtina
~ 9800
előrelátható
B2
FORMAL
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előrelátható
B2
Vzorec užití:
[something] is foreseeable
Given the current data, any major delays are not foreseeable.
A jelenlegi adatok alapján nem látható előre semmilyen jelentős késés.
The accident was not foreseeable and could not have been prevented.
A baleset nem volt előrelátható, ezért nem is lehetett megelőzni.
Within the foreseeable future, demand for electric cars is likely to grow.
There are no foreseeable changes to the company’s policy this year.
The report examines the foreseeable economic impact of climate change.
Učební příklady
No big changes are foreseeable this year.
Idén nem láthatók előre nagy változások.
The problem was not foreseeable, so nobody planned for it.
A probléma nem volt előrelátható, ezért senki sem tervezett vele.
It is foreseeable that prices will go up.
In the foreseeable future, more people will work from home.
There are no foreseeable reasons to cancel the trip.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes use *foreseeable* to mean simply *soon* or *near*, but it actually means *able to be predicted*. The set phrase is usually *the foreseeable future*, not *a foreseeable future*. Also, do not confuse *foreseeable* with *visible*; it refers to prediction, not sight.
Význam
Able to be predicted in advance
Kolokace
foreseeable future
|in the foreseeable future
|for the foreseeable future
|within the foreseeable future
|foreseeable consequences
|no foreseeable reason
Synonyma
predictable (Very close in meaning; slightly more general and common in everyday speech.)
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expected (Suggests something is likely; does not always emphasize that it can be logically predicted in advance.)
Antonyma
unforeseeable (Direct opposite; stresses that something could not reasonably be predicted in advance.)
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unpredictable (Opposite idea of not being able to guess what will happen; broader and more common in general use.)
Témata
time
|planning
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definice
Able to be known or guessed before it happens, because of what we know now.
Able to be predicted, known, or expected in advance, based on what is happening now.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
foreseeable
IPA
GB/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/
US/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/
Slabiky a přízvuk
fore - see - able (3 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (see)
Tvary slova
Adjective
- Base: foreseeable
- Comparative: foreseeabler
- Superlative: foreseeablest
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
for the foreseeable future
1/fɚ ðə fɔɹsˈiəbəl fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
For all time we can predict
For as long as we can reasonably see or predict from now; for quite a long time ahead, with no change expected soon.
Příklady
- She plans to stay in this job for the foreseeable future.
- For the foreseeable future, classes will continue to be online.
within the foreseeable future
1/wɪðˈɪn ðə fɔɹsˈiəbəl fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
At some point in the predictable future
At some time before the end of the period we can reasonably predict from now.
Příklady
- The new airport should open within the foreseeable future.
- They hope to pay off the debt within the foreseeable future.
in the foreseeable future
1/ˈɪn ðə fɔɹsˈiəbəl fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
formal
At some time that can be predicted
At a time that we can reasonably guess or predict from now; not very far into the future, but not very soon either.
Příklady
- Oil prices are not expected to fall in the foreseeable future.
- It is unlikely that the law will change in the foreseeable future.
in the foreseeable future
2/ˈɪn ðə fɔɹsˈiəbəl fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
Within predictable time ahead
In a time that we can guess or see coming soon.
Příklady
- The law is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
- There are no plans to expand in the foreseeable future.