FORESEEABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does foreseeable mean? 

• FORESEEABLE (adjective)
  The adjective FORESEEABLE has 1 sense:

1. capable of being anticipated

  Familiarity information: FORESEEABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FORESEEABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of being anticipated

Context example:

foreseeable costs were well within the budget

Similar:

predictable (capable of being foretold)

 Context examples 

Although asteroid 2002 AJ129 is categorized as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA), it does not pose an actual threat of colliding with our planet for the foreseeable future.

(Asteroid 2002 AJ129 to Fly Safely Past Earth February 4, NASA)

An integrated approach of graphene and silicon-based photonics can meet and surpass the foreseeable requirements of the ever-increasing data rates in future telecom systems, said Professor Andrea Ferrari, Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre.

(Graphene may exceed bandwidth demands of future telecommunications, University of Cambridge)