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forecast
[ fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr- ]
verb (used with object)
forecast or forecasted, forecasting.
- to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
Synonyms: anticipate, foretell
- to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.
- to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.
Synonyms: project
verb (used without object)
forecast or forecasted, forecasting.
noun
- a prediction, especially as to the weather.
- a conjecture as to something in the future.
- the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting.
- Archaic. foresight in planning.
Synonyms: prescience, forethought
forecast
/ ˈfɔːˌkɑːst /
verb
- to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc), in advance
- tr to serve as an early indication of
- tr to plan in advance
noun
- a statement of probable future weather conditions calculated from meteorological data
- a prophecy or prediction
- the practice or power of forecasting
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Derived Forms
- ˈforeˌcaster, noun
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Other Words From
- forecasta·ble adjective
- forecaster noun
- re·forecast verb (used with object) reforecast or reforecasted reforecasting
- un·forecast adjective
- un·forecasted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of forecast1
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English (verb) “to plan ahead of time”; fore-, cast ( def )
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Synonym Study
See predict.
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