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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishforecasten,forcasten, equivalent tofore- +‎cast.The noun is fromMiddle Englishforecast,forcast.

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Verb

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forecast (third-person singular simple presentforecasts,present participleforecasting,simple past and past participleforecastorforecasted)

  1. Toestimate how something will be in thefuture.
    toforecast the weather, or a storm
    toforecast a rise in prices
    • 2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, inRail, page52:
      Within six months, the total number of passengersforecast to use the line in the entire first year (650,000) had already been passed. For the first 12 months, the figure was in excess of 1.2 million. And overall, it has grown year-on-year, reaching over two million in 2018-19.
  2. Toforeshadow; tosuggest somethingin advance.
  3. (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.

Translations

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estimate future conditions

Noun

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forecast (pluralforecasts)

  1. Anestimation of a future condition.
    1. Aprediction of theweather.
      Theforecast said it'll be blowy tomorrow
      • 2024 April 19, Charles Hugh Smith,Living on Uneasy Street[1]:
        It's nice to anticipate sunny weather, but it's a good idea to carry an umbrella just in case theforecasts prove overly optimistic.
  2. (gambling)exacta

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estimation of future condition
weather predictionseeweather forecast
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