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BNC: 13715 COCA: 14555

unforeseen

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unforeseen /ˌʌnˌfoɚˈsiːn/ adjective
unforeseen
/ˌʌnˌfoɚˈsiːn/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNFORESEEN
: not predicted or expected : unexpected未预见到的;意料之外的
BNC: 13715 COCA: 14555

unforeseen

adjective

un·​fore·​seen ˌən-fȯr-ˈsēn How to pronounce unforeseen (audio)
: not anticipated or expected : not foreseen : unexpected
an unforeseen delay
unforeseen consequences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But policy shifts can also lead them to change their behavior or allocate capital in unforeseen ways. Paul Kiernan, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 Just a handful of arena concerts remain for 2022, and in the past few weeks there have been an unusually high number of cancellations for health reasons, unforeseen circumstances and so on. Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Construction is projected to take 10 to 14 months, depending on possible delays due to unforeseen circumstances. Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Aug. 2022 Immediate suspects include Bella, tied to Moonhaven in several unforeseen ways, New Age-y council head Maite (Ayelet Zurer) and a pack of rebels who want either moon autonomy or to see Earth burn. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 July 2022 Once that data is available, other departments can use it in their own, unforeseen ways, compounding the return on investment. Stan Klimoff, Forbes, 27 June 2022 The pregnant body is known to go rogue in all sorts of unforeseen ways: foot arches drop and ache because ligaments are loosening for labor, hair thickens and falls out when estrogen levels roller-coaster. Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021 While these hybrid varieties of cotton have not yet been labeled as invasive, Then said its possible the changes could threaten biodiversity in Mexico or change the ecosystem in unforeseen ways. Amanda Morris, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2021 Lithium-ion batteries are complex systems, and the reason for their plodding improvement over the years is that tweaking one part of a cell often has cascading effects that alter its performance in unforeseen ways. Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 8 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unforeseen was in 1651
BNC: 13715 COCA: 14555

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