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noun | verb forecastforecast1 /ˈfɔrkæst/ ●●○ noun [countable] ► weather forecast the weather forecast ► sales/profit/earnings etc. forecast the company’s annual sales forecast a description of what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have now SYN prediction: the weather forecastsales/profit/earnings etc. forecast the company’s annual sales forecast noun | verb forecastforecast2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle forecast, forecasted) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYforecast2Origin: 1400-1500 fore- + cast to arrange cleverly (14-19 centuries) VERB TABLEforecast |
| Present | I, you, we, they | forecast | | he, she, it | forecasts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | forecast, forecasted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have forecast, forecasted | | he, she, it | has forecast, forecasted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had forecast, forecasted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will forecast | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have forecast, forecasted |
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| Present | I | am forecasting | | he, she, it | is forecasting | | you, we, they | are forecasting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was forecasting | | you, we, they | were forecasting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been forecasting | | he, she, it | has been forecasting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been forecasting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be forecasting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been forecasting |
THESAURUSto say that something will happen before it happens► predictto say that something will happen before it happens: The newspapers are predicting a close election. ► forecast to say what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have. You use forecast about numbers and the weather: The number of passengers using the airport is forecast to rise. ► project to calculate what the amount or cost of something will be in the future, using the information that you have now: Energy prices are projected to rise by over 50% in the next 10 years. ► foresee to know that something will happen before it happens: No one could have foreseen the huge problems that occurred. ► anticipate formal to expect that something will happen and be ready for it: We anticipated that a lot of people would come, so we had enough food. ► prophesy/foretell to use religious or magical knowledge to say what will happen in the future. Used in stories and literature: The priestess prophesied that the king would be killed by his own son. ► have a premonition to have a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen: He had a premonition that his happiness was about to end. to make a statement saying what is likely to happen in the future, based on information that you have now SYN predict: Rain has been forecast for this weekend.forecast (that) The Federal Reserve Bank forecast that the economy will grow by 2% this year.► see thesaurus at predict [Origin: 1400–1500 fore- + cast to arrange cleverly (14–19 centuries)] |