forecast B1 Topic:Weather & Climate US /ˈfɔɹkæst/ UK /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ See IPA manual Freq #12418 Meanings 1 verb To say what is likely to happen in the future, based on what you know now. Experts forecast slower economic growth next year. 2 noun A statement of what is likely to happen, especially with the weather. The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to say what is likely to... predict 2 noun · a statement of what is... predictionprognosis Word family Forms forecastedforecastingforecasts Derived forms backcastecoforecastforecastabilityforecastableforecasterhindcastmisforecastnowcastreforecasttricastunforecastweathercast Common collocations financial forecast Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast. forecasten Middle English forecast Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # forecast **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɔɹkæst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ **Frequency rank:** 12418 ## Meanings 1. To say what is likely to happen in the future, based on what you know now. 2. A statement of what is likely to happen, especially with the weather. ## Examples - Experts forecast slower economic growth next year. - The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow. ## Derived Forms - backcast - ecoforecast - forecastability - forecastable - forecaster - hindcast - misforecast - nowcast - reforecast - tricast - unforecast - weathercast ## Roots and Affixes - Root: forecasten - Root: forecast - Affix: fore- - before ## Etymology From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast. ## AI Etymology Forecast comes from Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast. In current use, the main senses are “To say what is likely to happen in the future, based on what you know now” and “A statement of what is likely to happen, especially with the weather”. ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown