forecast
Americanverb (used with object)
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to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.
to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- Synonyms:
- anticipate, foretell
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to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.
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to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.
- Synonyms:
- project
verb (used without object)
noun
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a prediction, especially as to the weather.
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a conjecture as to something in the future.
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the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting.
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Archaic. foresight in planning.
- Synonyms:
- prescience, forethought
verb
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to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc), in advance
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(tr) to serve as an early indication of
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(tr) to plan in advance
noun
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a statement of probable future weather conditions calculated from meteorological data
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a prophecy or prediction
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the practice or power of forecasting
Related Words
See predict.
Other Word Forms
- forecastable adjective
- forecaster noun
- reforecast verb (used with object)reforecast, reforecasted, reforecasting
- unforecast adjective
- unforecasted adjective
Etymology
Origin of forecast
First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English (verb) “to plan ahead of time”; fore-, cast ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Management made the forecast as gains in running shoes, soccer gear and a rebound in North America run up against an array of other problems.
From MarketWatch
The March result beat the median forecast for a 42.9% increase from a Wall Street Journal survey.
The latest forecast by analysts at energy consultancy Cornwall Insight suggests the household with typical energy use will pay £1,929 a year from July, an 18% rise.
From BBC
It likely implies “a degree of softness in the near term, per our new forecasts,” Fiotakis wrote in a note this weekend.
From Barron's
It likely implies “a degree of softness in the near term, per our new forecasts,” Fiotakis wrote in a note this weekend.
From Barron's
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