forecast

verb

1. 1

   To estimate how something will be in the future.

   to forecast the weather, or a storm

   to forecast a rise in prices

   This year alone, Japan is forecasted to install solar panels with the capacity of five to seven modern nuclear reactors.

   Within six months, the total number of passengers forecast 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. 2

   To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.

3. 3

   obsoleteTo contrive or plan beforehand.

   And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt.

noun

1. 1

   An estimation of a future condition.

2. 2

   An estimation of a future condition. A prediction of the weather.

   The forecast said it'll be blowy tomorrow

   The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.

   It's nice to anticipate sunny weather, but it's a good idea to carry an umbrella just in case the forecasts prove overly optimistic.

3. 3

   exacta

Forms

plural

forecasts

present participle

forecasting

third person singular

forecasts