forseeable
/fˌɔɹsˈiəbəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Most cameras sold to the professional market in the forseeable future will likely be of the dockable variety."
Etymology
Etymology tree English forsee Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English forseeable From forsee + -able.
Inflected Forms
more forseeable (comparative)
most forseeable (superlative)