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• forecast — [fôr′kast΄; ] for v., also [ fôr kast′] vt. forecast or forecasted, forecasting [ME forecasten < fore (see FORE) + casten, to contrive: see CAST] 1. Archaic to foresee 2. to estimate or calculate in advance; predict or seek to predict (weather …   English World dictionary

• forecast — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable both as a noun and as a verb. As a past form and past participle, forecast (identical to the form of the present tense) has more or less ousted forecasted …   Modern English usage

• forecast — ► VERB (past and past part. forecast or forecasted) ▪ predict or estimate (a future event or trend). ► NOUN ▪ a prediction or estimate, especially of the weather or a financial trend. DERIVATIVES forecaster noun …   English terms dictionary

• forecast — ▪ I. forecast fore‧cast 1 [ˈfɔːkɑːst ǁ ˈfɔːrkæst] noun [countable] ECONOMICS a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on information that is available now: • The figures for 2001 are forecasts, the others are actuals. • a… …   Financial and business terms

• forecast — I UK [ˈfɔː(r)kɑːst] / US [ˈfɔrˌkæst] noun [countable] Word forms forecast : singular forecast plural forecasts ** a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the… …   English dictionary

• forecast — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)kɑːst, kæst[/t]] ♦♦♦ forecasts, forecasting, forecasted (The forms forecast and forecasted can both be used for the past tense and past participle.) 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in… …   English dictionary

• forecast — fore|cast1 [ˈfo:ka:st US ˈfo:rkæst] n a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on the information that you have now →↑prediction ▪ The weather forecast is good for tomorrow. profit/sales/growth forecast ▪ the company s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• forecast — 1 noun (C) a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on information that is available now: the company s annual sales forecast | the weather forecast 2 past tense and past participle forecast or forecasted verb (T) to make a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• forecast — [c]/ˈfɔkast / (say fawkahst) verb (forecast or forecasted, forecasting) –verb (t) 1. to conjecture beforehand; predict. 2. to make a forecast of (the weather, etc.). 3. to serve as a forecast of; foreshadow: *High tech economic tendencies… …  

• forecast — {{11}}forecast (n.) early 15c., probably from FORECAST (Cf. forecast) (v.); earliest sense was forethought, prudence; meaning conjectured estimate of a future course is from 1670s. A Middle English word for weather forecasting was aeromancy.… …   Etymology dictionary

• forecast — I. verb (forecast; also forecasted; forecasting) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data; especially to predict… …   New Collegiate Dictionary