forecast

[ fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr- /

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.

Words nearby forecast

forebode, foreboding, forebody, forebrain, forecaddie, forecast, forecastle, forecastle deck, forecastle head, forechoir, forecited

Origin of forecast

1350–1400; Middle English (noun) plan. See fore-, cast

SYNONYMS FOR forecast

1 foretell, anticipate.

3 project.

4, 7 guess, estimate.

9 forethought, prescience.

OTHER WORDS FROM forecast

fore·cast·a·ble, adjectivefore·cast·er, 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

synonym study for forecast

1. See predict.

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Examples from the Web for forecasted

But as this was the final RNC protest, activists were not to be deterred by drops of rain and forecasted lightning.
Protesters Say They Were ‘Successful’ in Tampa Despite Low Turnout|Lynn Waddell|August 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
How a well regulated operation against England is to be conducted across the sea, obviously cannot be forecasted here.
Operations Upon the Sea|Franz Edelsheim
More dearly still since we forecasted together to serve God in it.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur
It was being run just as Billy had forecasted; there was nothing in this to shake his faith.
Bulldog Carney|W. A. Fraser

Its exquisite irony mixed with its bluntness told all that was necessary to tell—and forecasted the inevitable fall.
The Fight For The Republic in China|Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale
Just as he had forecasted, just so had matters shaped themselves.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for forecasted

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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forecast

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

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

noun

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Origin of forecast

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synonym study for forecast

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British Dictionary definitions for forecasted

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

noun

Derived forms of forecast