What is "forecast" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does forecast mean in English? Meaning of forecast definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "forecast" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "forecast": a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

Noun

  • Meaning: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
  • Synonyms: forecast prognosis
  • Hyponyms: financial forecast weather forecast weather outlook
  • Hypernyms: forecasting foretelling prediction prognostication
  • Meaning of "forecast": predict in advance

    Verb

  • Meaning: predict in advance
  • Synonyms: calculate forecast
  • Hypernyms: anticipate call forebode foretell predict prognosticate promise
  • Meaning of "forecast": judge to be probable

    Verb

  • Meaning: judge to be probable
  • Synonyms: calculate count on estimate figure forecast reckon
  • Hyponyms: allow take into account
  • Hypernyms: evaluate judge pass judgment
  • Meaning of "forecast": indicate by signs

    Verb

  • Meaning: indicate by signs
  • Example: These signs bode bad news
  • Synonyms: augur auspicate betoken bode forecast foreshadow foretell omen portend predict prefigure presage prognosticate
  • Hyponyms: foreshow threaten
  • Hypernyms: bespeak betoken indicate point signal
  • Synonyms:

    outlook, projection, calculation, budget, prognosis, estimate, foreknowledge, conjecture, anticipation, precognition, augury, guess, forethought, foresight, cast, planning, prognostication, prophecy, divination, foretoken, foreseeing, prescience, prevision, foretelling, foresee, calculate, conclude, anticipate, portend, foretell, gauge, determine, augur, estimate, conjecture, figure, prophesy, gather, predetermine, adumbrate, reason, plan, demonstrate, prognosticate, divine, presage, infer, surmise, telegraph, call the turn, dope out, figure out, in the cards, see it coming, soothsay,

    Antonyms:

    hindsight, ignorance, thoughtlessness, doubt, misunderstand, begin, start,

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    forecast in English: forecast
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