forecast
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forecast
- /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹkæst/ Canada, US
- /ˈfoːkɐːst/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast.
The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.
verb forecasts · forecasting · forecast · forecasted
- To estimate how something will be in the future. to forecast the weather, or a storm
- To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
- To contrive or plan beforehand. And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt.
noun forecasts
- An estimation of a future condition. The forecast is for rain, so let's move the picnic back a week.
- A prediction of the weather. The forecast said it'll be blowy tomorrow
- exacta
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prognosticate, prognosis, predict, foretell, prefigure, bode, auspicate, portend, presage, foreshadow, omen, betoken, estimate, count on, reckon, augur
Translations
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verb estimate future conditions
| Español | pronosticar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 예상하다 yesanghada |
| 日本語 | 予想する yosō suru |
| 中文 | 預測 /预测 yùcè, 預報 /预报 yùbào |
| Português | prever |
| Français | prévoir, pronostiquer |
| Deutsch | vorhersagen, prognostizieren |
| Italiano | prevedere |
| Ελληνικά | προβλέπω provlépo |
| Русский | предска́зывать predskázyvatʹ, предсказа́ть predskazátʹ, прогнози́ровать prognozírovatʹ, спрогнози́ровать sprognozírovatʹ |
| العربية | تَنَبَّأَ tanabbaʔa |
noun estimation of future condition
| Español | pronóstico, vaticinio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 예상 yesang, 예보 yebo |
| 日本語 | 予想 yosō, 予報 yohō |
| 中文 | 預報 /预报 yùbào, 預測 /预测 yùcè |
| हिन्दी | पूर्वानुमान pūrvānumān, पेशगोई peśgoī |
| Kiswahili | utabiri |
| Português | previsão |
| Français | prévision |
| Deutsch | Schätzung, Vorhersage, Prognose |
| Italiano | previsione |
| Ελληνικά | πρόβλεψη próvlepsi |
| Română | prognoză |
| Русский | предсказа́ние predskazánije, прогно́з prognóz, предви́дение predvídenije |
| Tiếng Việt | dự báo, dự đoán |
| العربية | تَوَقُّع tawaqquʕ |
| עברית | תַּחֲזִית takhazít |
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title = {forecast},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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