forecast
verb (used with object)
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.
have forecasted
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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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Economists have forecasted those pressures are delaying a strong recovery in single-family housing starts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Asked if summer 2023 is what he would have forecasted a decade ago, Dr Smith says that climate models are good at predicting long-term trends but less good at forecasting the next 10 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2023
“You would not have forecasted this rhetorical style. But given his predecessor, this makes good sense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2021
California was consumed by 18 wildfires over the course of this week, and strong winds that meteorologists have forecasted for the weekend will likely expand their reach.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2018
They have reached now such figures that no imagination could have forecasted.
From Peaceless Europe by Francesco Saverio Nitti
