noun, verb
noun a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now:
sales forecasts * It is difficult to make long-term forecasts for a fast-growing industry. * The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. * The shipping forecast gave warnings of gales.
seealsoWEATHERFORECAST
verb (forecast, forecast) or (forecasted, forecasted) to say what you think will happen in the future based on information that you have now
SYNPREDICT [VN] Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy. * Snow is forecast for tomorrow. * Temperatures were forecast to reach 40ｰC. * It is difficult to forecast the demand for the new train service. * [Vthat] The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month. [also Vwh-]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for forecast is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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