foreseeable

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The word "foreseeable" is an adjective that means something can be anticipated or predicted. When we say something is foreseeable, we mean we can see it coming or expect it to happen based on what we know right now.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "foreseeable" when you want to talk about events, outcomes, or situations that can be predicted or expected.

Example:

• "The company planned for foreseeable changes in the market." (This means the company expected certain changes to happen based on trends they observed.)

Advanced Usage:

• In legal or business contexts, "foreseeable" often refers to risks or consequences that can be predicted. For example: "The foreseeability of the risks involved in the project was discussed in the meeting."

Word Variants:

• Foresee (verb): To predict or anticipate something before it happens.
  • Example: "I can foresee problems if we don't start planning now."
• Foreseen (past participle of foresee): Something that was predicted.
  • Example: "The issues were foreseen by the experts."

Different Meanings:

• While "foreseeable" primarily relates to predicting events, it can also refer to limits in terms of time or space. For example, "Within a foreseeable future" means a future that is not too far away to predict.

Synonyms:

• Predictable
• Anticipatable
• Expectable

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• In the foreseeable future: This phrase means the near future that we can predict.

  • Example: "We don’t plan to move in the foreseeable future."

• See something coming: This phrase means to anticipate or predict something.

  • Example: "I didn’t see that problem coming, but I should have."

Summary:

"Foreseeable" helps us describe things we can expect or predict based on current knowledge.

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Adjective

1. capable of being anticipated
   • foreseeable costs were well within the budget