[
UK
/ʌnfɔːsˈiːn/
]
[ US /ˌənfɔɹˈsin/ ]
[ US /ˌənfɔɹˈsin/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not anticipated
unseen problems
unforeseen circumstances
a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy
like a bolt out of the blue
unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development
How To Use unforeseen In A Sentence
- It does not matter that they are unusual, unexpected, unforeseen and unforeseeable.
- Luzhin feels that all the dreams and fancies of having Dounia as his wife is in jeopardy because of a unforeseen turn of fortunes.
- The precautionary motive. Unforeseen circumstances can arise, such as a car breakdown.
- The president's national security adviser, a position unforeseen in 1947, has become central to national policymaking.
- Unless there are any unforeseen problems the whole project should be finished by the spring.
- Due to unforeseen circumstances the day trip to Birr Castle has been cancelled.
- To reduce costs in a structured and well planned manner that does not surprise the teams or result in unforeseen consequential costs.
- The shift to monetarism and the rejection of social reformism was not an unforeseen event that hit Labour from outside.
- Our clients reserve the right to alter this timetable in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
- Due to unforeseen circumstances the cost of the improvements has risen by twenty per cent.