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verb (used with object)
1.
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
2.
to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.
3.
to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.
verb (used without object)
4.
to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction.
5.
to plan or arrange beforehand.
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Forecaster
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
6.
a prediction, especially as to the weather.
7.
a conjecture as to something in the future.
8.
the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting.
9.
Archaic. foresight in planning.
Related forms
fore·cast·a·ble, adjective
fore·cast·er, noun
re·fore·cast, verb (used with object), re·fore·cast or re·fore·cast·ed, re·fore·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.
1. foretell, anticipate. See predict. 3. project. 4, 7. guess, estimate. 9. forethought, prescience.
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