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[fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr-]

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verb (used with object)

to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.

to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.

to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.

verb (used without object)

to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction.

to plan or arrange beforehand.

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noun

a prediction, especially as to the weather.

a conjecture as to something in the future.

the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting.

Archaic. foresight in planning.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (noun) plan. See fore-, cast¹

Related forms

fore·cast·a·ble, adjective

fore·cast·er, noun

re·fore·cast, verb (used with object), -cast or -cast·ed, -cast·ing.

un·fore·cast, adjective

un·fore·cast·ed, adjective

Synonyms
1. foretell, anticipate. See predict. 3. project. 4, 7. guess, estimate. 9. forethought, prescience.

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The forecast is mostly clear, with some theoretical cloudiness and a chance of scattered modeling.

Easy-to-read icons also forecast eight hours in advance.

People planning on traveling to attend the launch should keep a close eye on the forecast and be prepared for a possible delay.

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The forecast is mostly clear, with some theoretical cloudiness and a chance of scattered modeling.

Easy-to-read icons also forecast eight hours in advance.

People planning on traveling to attend the launch should keep a close eye on the forecast and be prepared for a possible delay.

After the warmest winter on record, the federal government issues its first spring drought forecast.

Pick up a couple cheap ones to keep in your office or in your car for those mornings when you forget to check the forecast.

Rather they forecast a scenario that should be taken under serious consideration.

The current weather forecast says there's a possibility of rain and low clouds.

But it's tough to forecast dates of dissertation completion, even for a project under way.

Internet-based financial markets appear to forecast elections better than polls do.

So you want to forecast everything, so why not give you a crystal ball too.

Irene's forecast path gets more uncertain later on, so the hurricane may move out to sea or move further inland.

It didn't stick, but it was a snowy afternoon with more forecast for tomorrow.

Here's a forecast for a particularly bizarre consequence of climate change: more executions of witches.

The dollar is forecast to weaken against rich-country currencies and many developing-country ones in the year ahead.

Join volcanologists in their quest to forecast eruptions.

US intelligence agency aims to forecast unrest by reading the runes of social media.

And they get angry when the forecast turns out to be wrong, which can easily happen even with all of our modern prediction tools.

With rain in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow, this.

We realize a key priority for our customers is the ability to forecast costs and budget accurately.

Every report also includes a two-year economic and political forecast.

Scientists are urgently trying to forecast the next killer hurricanes.

The show will bring together the issues of climate change and teach children about how to forecast and read the weather.

The deficit is forecast to start widening again by the end of the decade, and to deteriorate rapidly thereafter.

If lawn chemicals are used, apply only when rain is not forecast.

Extend that forecast to the entire state, and a big one is a near certainty.

But rarely can the numbers have seemed more erratic than in recent months, when the forecast for this year's.

Talk about the weather forecast and the types of clothes they might need to wear.

Chapnik would not forecast revenues or name technology partners or companies that have already signed.

These kinds of model cannot forecast the short term, however.

Meteorologists are not yet able to forecast wildfire.

Sometime the issues can be imagined and forecast in advance supplying useful risk/reward ratios.

If scientists can figure out how to detect them, they may be able to forecast tipping points ahead of.

The best way to defend oneself against a hurricane is an accurate forecast that gives people time to get out of its way.

Science has gained little from the program so far and there has been no credible forecast for significant gains in the future.

Check the weather forecast before leaving, and don't go into the gulch if rain threatens.

It forecast accurately tumor formation in rats and mice that had been exposed for two years to certain chemicals.

Search for your local weather and the background image of your forecast is animated.

The map could be used to forecast the likelihood of the giant waves' appearance.

Scientists may never be able to accurately forecast earthquakes.

Get a daily forecast of astronomical happenings from this site.

In the past, geologists have been able to forecast landslides by looking at past magnitude and frequency.

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World English Dictionary

forecast (ˈfɔːˌkɑːst)

—vb , -casts, -casting, -cast, -casted
1.	to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc), in advance
2.	(tr) to serve as an early indication of
3.	(tr) to plan in advance

—n
4.	a statement of probable future weather conditions calculated from meteorological data
5.	a prophecy or prediction
6.	the practice or power of forecasting

'forecaster

—n

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Word Origin & History

forecast

late 14c., "to scheme," from fore "before" + casten "contrive." Meaning "predict events" first attested late 15c. Related: Forecasted; forecasting.

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