forecast

[ fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr- /

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verb (used with object), fore·cast or fore·cast·ed, fore·cast·ing.

to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.

to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.

to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.

verb (used without object), fore·cast or fore·cast·ed, fore·cast·ing.

to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction.

to plan or arrange beforehand.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR forecast

1 foretell, anticipate.

3 project.

4, 7 guess, estimate.

9 forethought, prescience.

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Origin of forecast

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English (verb) “to plan ahead of time”; see origin at fore-, cast

synonym study for forecast

1. See predict.

OTHER WORDS FROM forecast

fore·cast·a·ble, adjectiveforecaster, nounre·fore·cast, verb (used with object), re·fore·cast or re·fore·cast·ed, re·fore·cast·ing.un·fore·cast, adjective

un·fore·cast·ed, adjective

Words nearby forecast

forebode, foreboding, forebody, forebrain, forecaddie, forecast, forecastle, forecastle deck, forecastle head, fore-check, forechoir

How to use forecast in a sentence

Let’s make the optimistic forecast that total StarTech’s total profits will rise at 6% a year over the next half-decade.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us|Shawn Tully|September 16, 2020|Fortune
A 12-month forecast allows customers to be able to take their sales projections and fit them on top of the SEO opportunity.
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FOCUS is the latest in a series of studies into how humans make forecasts—an essential part of making good decisions.
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The consensus forecast shows the unemployment rate will have dropped below 10%, but there is great uncertainty over how much of an improvement we may see.
Jittery investors eye today’s big jobs report as markets rebound from an epic sell-off|Bernhard Warner|September 4, 2020|Fortune

For instance, with Google’s RankBrain, you can recognize words and phrases to predict forecast results more accurately.
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Marx forecast that the profit motive would lead to overworking and exhausting the fertility of our soil and other natural systems.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
None, to my knowledge, had forecast the event, and now they would have to live with their lack of success.
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It should be noted that Wang has incorrectly forecast Democratic victories before.
Meet the One Numbers-Cruncher Who Foresees Democrats Holding the Senate|Linda Killian|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He has to get this right, or every time he makes a budget forecast or talks about tax percentages, he is going to be screwed.
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This uncertainty explains why the forecast, while optimistic, is highly variable.
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When troubles come lack of experience in life makes the youthful mind forecast a future of hopeless suffering.
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The Italian town was waking in one of those veiled dawns which forecast great heat for the day.
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Friedrich Wilhelm's Mother, as we hinted, did not live to see this marriage which she had forecast in her maternal heart.
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He justified her forecast; it was minutes before he spoke again.
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It is not for his mere editor to forecast his vogue in posterity.
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British Dictionary definitions for forecast

forecast

/ (ˈfɔːˌkɑːst) /

verb -casts, -casting, -cast or -casted

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

Derived forms of forecast

forecaster, noun

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