"forecast" meaning in All languages combined

See forecast on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔrkæst/ [US], /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ [UK] Audio: en-us-forecast.ogg [US] Forms: forecast [singular], forecasts [plural]
Etymology: fore- + cast Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|fore|cast}} fore- + cast Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A forecast is a studied guess of something in the future.
    Sense id: simple-forecast-en-noun-fodbMqvV
  2. A forecast is a prediction of the weather.
    Sense id: simple-forecast-en-noun-I~DojlqY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with fore-

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔrkæst/ [US], /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ [UK] Audio: en-us-forecast.ogg [US] Forms: forecast [past], forecast [past, participle], forecast [canonical], forecasts [third-person, singular], forecasted [past], forecasted [past, participle], forecasting [present, participle]
Etymology: fore- + cast Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|fore|cast}} fore- + cast Head templates: {{verb2|forecast|forecasts|forecast|forecast|forecasting}} [POS TABLE], {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To forecast is to make an educated guess about the future.
    Sense id: simple-forecast-en-verb-1VKFjcus
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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