absehbar
Translation
foreseeable, predictable, manageable
Examples
Die Folgen sind noch nicht absehbar.
The consequences are not yet foreseeable.
Das Projekt ist in absehbarer Zeit fertig.
The project will be finished in the foreseeable future.
Grammar Patterns
used as an adjective ((...)) ((to be)) to be foreseeable The consequences are foreseeable.
Similar Words
Synonyms: vorhersehbar, vorausschaubar; Antonyms: unabsehbar, unvorhersehbar
Etymology
Composed of 'ab-' (off, away) + 'sehen' (to see) + '-bar' (-able). It literally means 'see-off-able', implying something visible from a distance or into the future.
Memory Tips
Imagine you can 'see' (sehen) something 'off' (ab) in the distance. If you can spot it from far away, it's 'foreseeable'.