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fore·see

 (fôr-sē′)
tr.v. fore·saw (-sô′), fore·seen (-sēn′), fore·see·ing, fore·sees
To imagine or know as a probable occurrence; anticipate or predict: foresaw economic decline.
fore·see′a·ble adj.
fore·se′er n.
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fore•see•a•ble

(fɔrˈsi ə bəl, foʊr-)
adj.
occurring within a reasonably short time from the moment of utterance.
[1800–05]
fore•see`a•bil′i•ty n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.foreseeable - capable of being anticipated; "foreseeable costs were well within the budget"
predictable - capable of being foretold
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Translations
مُمْكِن التَّكَهُّن بِه أو رؤيَتَه
dohledný
forudsigelig
elõrelátható
fyrirsjáanlegur
dohľadný
görülebilen

foreseeable

[fɔːˈsiːəbl] ADJ [opportunity] → previsible
in the foreseeable future → en un futuro previsible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

foreseeable

[fɔːrˈsiːəbəl] adj → prévisible
in the foreseeable future → dans un avenir prévisible
for the foreseeable future → dans un futur proche
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

foreseeable

adj → voraussehbar, absehbar; in the foreseeable future → in absehbarer Zeit
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

foreseeable

[fɔːˈsiːəbl] adj (opportunity) → prevedibile
in the foreseeable future → nell'immediato futuro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

foresee

(foːˈsiː) – past tense foreˈsaw (-ˈsoː) : past participle foreˈseen – verb
to see or know about before or in advance. He could foresee the difficulties.
foreˈseeable adjective
able to be foreseen. in the foreseeable future (= soon; within a short space of time).
ˈforesight (-sӕit) noun
the ability to see in advance what may happen and to plan for it. She had the foresight to drive carefully in case the roads were icy.
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