fore|cast

fore|cast
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 prophecy or prediction of; foreshadow: »

Clouds do not necessarily forecast rain.

3. to plan or decide ahead; foresee: »

How could I have forecast such a dilemma?

SYNONYM(S): prearrange.
–v.i.
to plan ahead; make a forecast: »

The weatherman forecasts on the basis of atmospheric conditions.

–n.
1. a statement of what is coming; prophecy; prediction: »

stock-market forecasts. What is the forecast about the weather for today?

2. the act or process of planning ahead; foresight: »

evils which no forecast could avert (William Hickling Prescott).

3. the act or fact of foreshadowing: »

Summer styles are often a forecast of winter fashion.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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