Pronunciations (4)
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/fɔɹˈsi.ə.bəl/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/fɚˈsi.ə.bəl/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/fɔːˈsiː.ə.bəl/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/fəˈsiː.ə.bəl/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Adjective
Able to be foreseen or anticipated.
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This project will not be finished in the foreseeable future.
More examples (2)
“At current and foreseeable oil prices, the industry’s appetite to drill in ANWR will be exceptionally low and quite possibly will be zero,” Pavel Molchanov, energy analyst at Raymond James, told CNN Business.
He reckoned the bodyshells were rock-solid, even after 20 years, as were the bogies. "We'll keep them running for the foreseeable future," he said. Rock-solid they may be, but the '185s' have been criticised for their weight.
Adjective
capable of being anticipated
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foreseeable costs were well within the budget