forecast

  • 21forecast — I. verb (forecast; also forecasted; forecasting) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data; especially to predict… …

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  • 22forecast — forecastable, adj. forecaster, n. /fawr kast , kahst , fohr /, v., forecast or forecasted, forecasting, n. v.t. 1. to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates …

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  • 23forecast — / fɔ:kɑ:st/ noun a description or calculation of what will probably happen in the future ● The chairman did not believe the sales director’s forecast of higher turnover. ■ verb to calculate or to say what will probably happen in the future ● We… …

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  • 24forecast — / fɔ:kɑ:st/ noun a description or calculation of what will probably happen in the future ● The chairman did not believe the sales director’s forecast of higher turnover. ■ verb to calculate or to say what will probably happen in the future ● She… …

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  • 25forecast — 1. verb they forecast record profits Syn: predict, prophesy, prognosticate, foretell, foresee, forewarn of See note at predict 2. noun a gloomy forecast Syn: prediction, prophecy, forewarning, prognostication …

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  • 26forecast — A quantifiable estimate of future activities. The term forecast is used in several ways: (i) as a synonym for *budget, (ii) for a period of time shorter than that of a budget, and (iii) for a period of time longer than that of a budget. See also… …

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  • 27forecast — 1. verb they forecast record profits Syn: predict, prophesy, foretell, foresee 2. noun a gloomy forecast Syn: prediction, prophecy, prognostication, prognosis …

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  • 28forecast — [ˈfɔːkɑːst] noun [C] I a statement about what is likely to happen, usually relating to the weather, business, or the economy II (past tense and past participle forecast forecasted) verb [T] forecast [ˈfɔːkɑːst] to make a statement about what is… …

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  • 29forecast —   Wānana.   See cloud.    ♦ Forecast weather, wānana i ke au o ka manawa.    ♦ Kona seas with cloud billows that forecast peace (UL 117), Kona kai ōpua i kala i ka la i …

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  • 30Forecast — Die Prognose (griechisch, πρóγνωσις – wörtlich „das Vorwissen“, die „Voraus Kenntnis“), deutsch Vorhersage oder Voraussage, selten auch: Prädiktion (lat. praedicare „ im Voraus“ und „sagen“) bezeichnet die Aussagen über Ereignisse, Zustände oder… …

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