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, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹkæst/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈfoːkaːst/

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.

Anagrams

• Seacroft, fastcore