forecast
verb (used with object)
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance.
will forecast
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future tenseof forecast.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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ECB President Christine Lagarde last week said growth estimates will be raised, and that suggests economists will forecast a return to target for inflation, but possibly not until 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
There are also questions about how well AI models will forecast in a warmer world as our planet continues to heat up as a result of climate change.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
Now it’s suddenly unclear how many additional rate increases the Fed will forecast.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2023
The new target, to be unveiled at the N.P.C., will forecast anywhere from 5 to 5.5 percent growth.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Show me how a youth spends his evenings, his odd bits of time, and I will forecast his future.
From Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
