foreseeable
adjective /fɔːˈsiːəbl/
/fɔːrˈsiːəbl/
Idioms - 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
Idioms
for/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).