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forecast

/ˈfɔɹkæst/noun, verb2 syllables

Forecast means: indicate, as with a sign or an omen.

Synonyms for forecast18

noun, as in a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

verb, as in indicate, as with a sign or an omen

bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, predict

verb, as in judge to be probable

verb, as in predict in advance

What does forecast mean?4

verb

1

indicate, as with a sign or an omen“These signs bode bad news”

2

judge to be probable

3

predict in advance

noun

1

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Forecast in a sentence

  • According to the long-term forecast, a mild winter seems to be ahead.enwilson
  • According to the weather forecast, it is going to rain tomorrow.bobstah
  • According to the weather forecast, it's supposed to snow tomorrow.Zaksocool
  • According to the weather forecast, a storm's coming.Zaksocool
  • According to the weather forecast, it'll snow tomorrow.CK
  • According to the weather forecast, it'll rain tomorrow.mailohilohi
  • The weather is forecast, using the past data as a basis.unknown
  • According to the weather forecast, it's going to rain tomorrow.mailohilohi

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of forecast

as a noun

plural
forecasts

as a verb

past tense
forecasted
present participle
forecasting
third-person singular
forecasts
past participle
forecast