forecast
verb (used with object)
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.
had forecast
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past perfectof forecast.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Analysts had forecast $343 million in net profit and $1.38 billion in gross profit, according to Visible Alpha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Analysts had forecast 3.33 billion euros in revenue, according to Visible Alpha.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Revenue rose 25 percent to $127.6 billion, slightly below the roughly $128 billion analysts had forecast.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Nuñez said his teams had forecast 200,000 demonstrators, a figure much lower than the 550,000 estimated to have gathered.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
When Mrs. Knight had forecast an immediate success for her daughter she had spoken with the wisdom of a Cassandra.
From The Auction Block by Rex Ellingwood Beach
