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fore|cast|ing
fore|cast|ing «FR KAS tihng, -KAHS-; FOHR-», noun.
the act or process of predicting, on the basis of present trends, of probable conditions or events to come, as forthcoming weather or business activity: »

Daily forecasting is a matter of charting current atmospheric conditions…to be able to foresee the state of the weather for a short period in the future (Thomas A. Blair).


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  • fore|cast — «FR KAST, KAHST; FOHR », verb, cast or cast|ed, cast|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to tell what is coming; predict on the basis of observations, study, or experience; prophesy: »Cooler weather is forecast for tomorrow. 2. to be a prophe …   Useful english dictionary

  • cast — broad·cast·er; cast; cast·a·ble; cast·er·less; cast·ner; cast·off; di·cast; down·cast·ness; fore·cast·er; fore·cast·ing·ly; mis·cast; news·cast·er; pre·cast; ra·dio·cast; sar·cast; sports·cast; sub·cast; tele·cast·er; wa·ter·cast·er; ca·ble·cast; …   English syllables

  • forecastingly — fore·cast·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • forecasting — fore cast*ing n. The process of calculating and predicting future events, usually based on extrapolation from past experience, and with varying degress of uncertainty. Syn: prediction, foretelling. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • forecast — fore•cast [[t]ˈfɔrˌkæst, ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr [/t]] v. cast cast•ed, cast•ing, 1) to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall[/ex] 2) to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow 3) to conjecture… …   From formal English to slang

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