foreseeableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)fɔːˈsiːəbl/,

/fəˈsiːəbl/, U.S.

/fɔrˈsiəb(ə)l/,

/fərˈsiəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < foresee v. + -able suffix.

That may be foreseen. Frequently in foreseeable future.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > that may be foreseen or foreknown

foreknowable1678

foreseeable1804

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > the near or forseeable future

tomorrow?c1425

paulo-post-future1848

foreseeable future1932

soon1940

1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 367 A rise and a fall foreseeable.

1840 J. S. Mill Bentham in Diss. & Disc. (1859) I. 387 The morality of an action depends on its foreseeable consequences.

1932 Nation June 613 The population problem..does not seem likely to be solved in the foreseeable future.

1958 Spectator 22 Aug. 241/3 Nobody is going, within the fore~seeable future, to lay a finger on the trade unions.

1959 Cambr. Rev. 2 May 469/1 I cannot picture fewer motorists in the city during the foreseeable future.

1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 672/3 The sad fact is that, in the readily foreseeable future, governments have to persuade us to ration ourselves to one child each on the average.

Draft additions 1993

foreˈseeably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adverb] > predictably

predictably1914

foreseeably1930

1930 Yale Law Jrnl. 39 450 An act is..only negligent in relation to those who are foreseeably within the risk of injury.

1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate vii. 247 This..never [occurred] before to so large an extent that the balance could not foreseeably right itself in Joe's favour within a short time.

1987 Financial Times 9 Oct. i. 38 The petrol refining industry can produce lead-free fuel at a far more economic price than bio-ethanol could foreseeably offer.

foreseeaˈbility n. capability of being foreseen (frequently in legal contexts).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun] > capability of being foreseen

foreseeability1928

1928 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 27 668/2 Nor is foreseeability necessarily the only test.

1951 Law Rep. King's Bench Division I. 466 The test of the exception is foreseeability. If you can foresee the possibility of a man moving into contact with the machinery, when unfenced, it is clearly not as safe as if securely fenced.

1984 National Law Jrnl. (U.S.) 27 Aug. 17/2 The engineer's analysis establishes the foreseeability and predictability of the event.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foreseeable
释义	foreseeableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)fɔːˈsiːəbl/, /fəˈsiːəbl/, U.S. /fɔrˈsiəb(ə)l/, /fərˈsiəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < foresee v. + -able suffix. That may be foreseen. Frequently in foreseeable future. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [adjective] > that may be foreseen or foreknown foreknowable1678 foreseeable1804 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > the near or forseeable future tomorrow?c1425 paulo-post-future1848 foreseeable future1932 soon1940 1804 Ann. Rev. & Hist. Lit. 1803 2 367 A rise and a fall foreseeable. 1840 J. S. Mill Bentham in Diss. & Disc. (1859) I. 387 The morality of an action depends on its foreseeable consequences. 1932 Nation June 613 The population problem..does not seem likely to be solved in the foreseeable future. 1958 Spectator 22 Aug. 241/3 Nobody is going, within the fore~seeable future, to lay a finger on the trade unions. 1959 Cambr. Rev. 2 May 469/1 I cannot picture fewer motorists in the city during the foreseeable future. 1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 672/3 The sad fact is that, in the readily foreseeable future, governments have to persuade us to ration ourselves to one child each on the average. Draft additions 1993 foreˈseeably adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adverb] > predictably predictably1914 foreseeably1930 1930 Yale Law Jrnl. 39 450 An act is..only negligent in relation to those who are foreseeably within the risk of injury. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate vii. 247 This..never [occurred] before to so large an extent that the balance could not foreseeably right itself in Joe's favour within a short time. 1987 Financial Times 9 Oct. i. 38 The petrol refining industry can produce lead-free fuel at a far more economic price than bio-ethanol could foreseeably offer. foreseeaˈbility n. capability of being foreseen (frequently in legal contexts). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > [noun] > capability of being foreseen foreseeability1928 1928 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 27 668/2 Nor is foreseeability necessarily the only test. 1951 Law Rep. King's Bench Division I. 466 The test of the exception is foreseeability. If you can foresee the possibility of a man moving into contact with the machinery, when unfenced, it is clearly not as safe as if securely fenced. 1984 National Law Jrnl. (U.S.) 27 Aug. 17/2 The engineer's analysis establishes the foreseeability and predictability of the event. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1804
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