foreseeable
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foreseeable
Predictable or recognizable in terms of how something will develop in the future. It describes events or developments whose occurrence or course can be expected.
Es war absehbar, dass das Unternehmen ohne neue Investitionen Probleme bekommen würde.
It was foreseeable that the company would run into problems without new investments.
in the foreseeable future
A fixed expression meaning 'soon' or 'in the near future'.
Die Bauarbeiten werden in absehbarer Zeit abgeschlossen sein.
The construction work will be completed in the foreseeable future.
The adjective is derived from the verb 'absehen' (to foresee), which here means 'voraussehen' (to predict/foresee). The ending '-bar' means 'possible' or 'able to be'. So 'absehbar' literally means 'something that can be foreseen'.
Die Folgen dieser Entscheidung waren für alle Experten absehbar.
The consequences of this decision were foreseeable to all experts.
'Absehbar' can stand before a noun or as part of the predicate. The construction 'Es ist absehbar, dass ...' (It is foreseeable that ...) is very common for expressing a prediction.
Das ist eine absehbare Konsequenz der neuen Regelung.
That is a foreseeable consequence of the new regulation.
The expression 'in absehbarer Zeit' (in the foreseeable future) is a fixed expression. It means 'soon' or 'in the near future' and is often used in more formal contexts.
Wir erwarten, dass das Problem in absehbarer Zeit gelöst wird.
We expect the problem to be solved in the foreseeable future.
recognizable
Erkennbar describes something that can be perceived or identified now. Absehbar refers to a future development that can be expected from current signs. Erkennbar is appropriate for a condition that is already visible, while absehbar is used for an expected consequence.
Wegen der zunehmenden Risse ist ein größerer Schaden absehbar.
More extensive damage is foreseeable because the cracks are getting worse.
An den ersten Rissen ist der Schaden bereits erkennbar.
The damage is already visible in the first cracks.
