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# unforeseen

adjective (unforeseen)

«unforeseen» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Not expected or planned for; something nobody guessed would happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#m1)

### In the lessons

Common in notices and formal language: «Due to unforeseen circumstances, the trip is cancelled.» In maths and money, unforeseen costs are extra costs you did not plan for. Phrases: «unforeseen circumstances», «unforeseen problems», «unforeseen costs».

### Examples

- Due to unforeseen circumstances, the concert is cancelled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#x1)
- The builders found an unforeseen problem with the roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#x2)
- We set aside money for unforeseen costs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#x3)
- The road was closed for unforeseen reasons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#x4)
- An unforeseen snowstorm kept us at home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#x5)
- The plan worked, apart from one unforeseen hitch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#x6)
- But when the Argonauts, as these fifty brave adventurers were called, had prepared everything for the voyage, an unforeseen difficulty threatened to end it before it was begun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/#x7)

### Note

Foresee = see before = guess what will happen; unforeseen = not foreseen. Spelt with «fore» (before), not «for». Takes «an». Slightly formal; everyday: «unexpected».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unforeseen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unforeseen/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unforeseen» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unforeseen.html) on Mova free.