foreseeable

English

Etymology

foresee + -able

Adjective

foreseeable (comparative more foreseeable, superlative most foreseeable)

  1. able to be foreseen or anticipated
    This project will not be finished in the foreseeable future.
    • 2020 December 2, Industry Insider, “The costs of cutting carbon”, in Rail, page 76:
      Whatever is decided, it is clear that Crossrail 2 must be regarded as a non-starter for the foreseeable future.

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Noun

the foreseeable (uncountable)

  1. Ellipsis of the foreseeable future.
    We'll have to make do with this for the foreseeable.
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