forseeable

forseeable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English forsee
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English forseeable

    From forsee + -able.

    Adjective

    forseeable (comparative more forseeable, superlative most forseeable)

    1. Alternative form of foreseeable.
      • 1946 October 12, [Leslie] Scott, quotee, “United Africa Co. Ltd. v. Owners of M.V. Tolten. The Tolten.”, in The All England Law Reports Annotated […], volume 2, London: […] Proprietors of the Law Journal, […], →OCLC, page 379:
        The first object was to bring within forseeable and moderate limits the risks to be undertaken by the shipowner when he adventured his ship on a commercial enterprise.
      • 1992, Alan R. Richardson, Corporate and Organizational Video, page 180:
        Most cameras sold to the professional market in the forseeable future will likely be of the dockable variety.
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