foreseeable
gb/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/ us/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/
B2
Anglais
~ 9800
Sens
0 sens
adjective
formal
B2
property
1
Able to be predicted in advance
Able to be known or guessed before it happens, because of what we know now.
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is foreseeable
Erreur fréquente :
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.
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
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.)
Collocations
foreseeable future
|in the foreseeable future
|for the foreseeable future
|within the foreseeable future
|foreseeable consequences
|no foreseeable reason
Thèmes
time
|planning
|business
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Given the current data, any major delays are not foreseeable.
- The accident was not foreseeable and could not have been prevented.
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- No big changes are foreseeable this year.
- The problem was not foreseeable, so nobody planned for it.
- 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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
foreseeable
API
GB/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/
US/fɔɹsˈiəbəl/
Syllabes et accentuation
fore - see - able (3 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (see)
Formes du mot
Adjective
- Base: foreseeable
- Comparative: foreseeabler
- Superlative: foreseeablest
Famille de mots
Expressions
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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- The law is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.
- There are no plans to expand in the foreseeable future.