forecast
verb (used with object)
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.
have forecast
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present perfectof forecast.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Analysts at Morgan Stanley have forecast an unusually large increase in refinery maintenance through the second quarter of next year, keeping the market tight and margins elevated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Fed officials have forecast that their favorite measure of inflation, the core level of the PCE index, will cool to a 2.5% annual rate in 2027, Lewis noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Some energy suppliers have forecast that energy prices could move even higher by the autumn and winter.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
But if the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz extends beyond the end of April, then Goldman Sachs analysts have forecast the price of Brent crude could rise to around $140 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
If any of these pioneers could have forecast the winter, they would not have dared to pass it on the plains.
From A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen by Hamlin Garland
