forecast

forecast

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English

Etymology

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- +‎ cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːkɑːst/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹkæst/

Verb

forecast (third-person singular simple present forecasts, present participle forecasting, simple past and past participle forecast or forecasted)

  1. To estimate how something will be in the future.
  2. To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
  3. (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.

Translations

Noun

forecast (plural forecasts)

  1. An estimation of a future condition.
    1. A prediction of the weather.
  2. (gambling) exacta

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Further reading

  • forecast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “forecast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “forecast”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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