- that you can predict will happen; that can be foreseen
- foreseeable risks/consequences
- There was no foreseeable possibility of such a plan being adopted.
- We have to take into account all foreseeable circumstances.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryForeseeable is used with these nouns:- future
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Idioms
See foreseeable in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee foreseeable in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfor/in the foreseeable future
- for/in the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on the present circumstances
- The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future.
- It's unlikely that the hospital will be closed in the foreseeable future (= soon).
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