forecast
11forecast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, optimistic ▪ gloomy, pessimistic ▪ conservative ▪ accurate, correct …
12forecast — 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… …
13forecast — 01. According to the weather [forecast], it s going to snow tomorrow. 02. Leading economists have [forecast] a 5% growth in the economy for the coming year. 03. The newspaper announced its [forecast] for the election, based on the latest polls.… …
14forecast — fore|cast1 [ fɔr,kæst ] noun count ** a statement about what is likely to happen, based on available information and usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy: The weather forecast is for a dry sunny day tomorrow. sales forecasts… …
15forecast — I n. 1) to make a forecast 2) a long range; short range; weather forecast (to give the weather forecast) II v. (L) she forecast that an earthquake would occur * * * [ fɔːkɑːst] short range weather forecast (to give the weather forecast) (L) she… …
16forecast — [[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… …
17forecast — 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… …
18forecast — 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… …
19forecast — [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… …
20forecast — {{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.… …
