foreseeably-released
|for-see-a-bly-re-leased|
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/fɚˈsiːəbli rɪˈliːst/
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/fɔːˈsiːəbli rɪˈliːst/
able to be released soon
Etymology
'foreseeably-released' is a modern English compound formed from the adverb 'foreseeably' and the past participle 'released' (from the verb 'release'). 'Foreseeably' itself is built from 'foresee' + the adjective-forming suffix '-able' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Foresee' ultimately comes from Old English 'foreseon' where 'fore-' meant 'before' and 'seon' meant 'to see'. 'Release' comes from Old French (e.g. 'relaisser' / 'relasser') built on 'laisser' meaning 'to let' or 'leave'.
'foreseeably' developed from 'foreseeable' (foresee + -able) which derives from Old English 'foreseon' ('to see beforehand'). 'Release' entered English via Old French (e.g. 'relaisser'/'relasser') and later Middle English forms before becoming the modern verb 'release'; the past participle form 'released' is the adjectival/resultant form used in compounds like 'foreseeably-released'.
Individually, 'foresee' originally meant 'to see beforehand'; that core sense remains in 'foreseeably' (i.e., 'in a way that can be anticipated'). 'Release' originally carried senses of letting go or freeing; combined in the modern compound the phrase means 'able/likely to be let out or issued within an anticipated timeframe'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
capable of being released (e.g., published, issued, or set free) within the foreseeable future; reasonably expected to be released soon.
The documentary is foreseeably-released next spring, according to the producers.
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Last updated: 2025/08/14 23:22
