English Explanatory Dictionary

forecast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To estimate how something will be in the future.
  2. To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
  3. To contrive or plan beforehand.
noun
  1. An estimation of a future condition.
  2. A prediction of the weather.
  3. exacta

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ /ˈfɔɹkæst/ en-us-forecast.ogg /ˈfoːkɐːst/

Word forms

forecast forecasts forecasting forecasted

Etymology

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.

Derived words

backcast ecoforecast forecastability forecastable forecaster forecast lead time hindcast misforecast non-forecast airlift nowcast reforecast reverse forecast shipping forecast tricast unforecast weathercast weather forecast wishcast

Translations

Afrikaans: voorspelling Albanian: parashikim Arabic: تَوَقُّع Armenian: կանխատեսում Armenian: պրոգնոզ Azerbaijani: proqnoz Belarusian: прагно́з Belarusian: прадказа́нне Bengali: পূর্বানুমান Bengali: পূর্বাভাস Bulgarian: предви́ждане Bulgarian: прогно́за Burmese: ခန့်မှန်းချက် Catalan: previsió Catalan: pronòstic Catalan: predicció Chinese Mandarin: 預報 /预报 Chinese Mandarin: 預測 /预测 Czech: předpověď Danish: forudsigelse Danish: udsigt Dutch: voorspelling Dutch: schatting Esperanto: prognozo Estonian: ennustus Estonian: prognoos Finnish: ennuste Finnish: ennakkoarvio French: prévision Galician: prognóstico Georgian: პროგნოზი Georgian: წინასწარმეტყველება German: Schätzung German: Vorhersage German: Prognose Greek: πρόβλεψη Hebrew: תַּחֲזִית Hindi: पूर्वानुमान Hindi: पेशगोई Hungarian: becslés Icelandic: spá Indonesian: prakiraan Indonesian: ramalan Irish: réamhaisnéis Italian: previsione Japanese: 予想 Japanese: 予報 Kazakh: болжам Kazakh: болжал Korean: 예상 Korean: 예보 Kyrgyz: болжол Kyrgyz: прогноз Latvian: prognoze Lithuanian: prognozė Macedonian: прогно́за Malay: ramalan Māori: matapae Norwegian Bokmål: varsling Iranian Persian: پیشبینی Iranian Persian: پیشگویی
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