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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to say what is likely to... predict

2 noun · a statement of what is... prediction prognosis

Word family

Forms forecastedforecastingforecasts

Derived forms backcastecoforecastforecastabilityforecastableforecasterhindcastmisforecastnowcastreforecasttricastunforecastweathercast

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Phrases (1)

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financial forecast
an estimate of future financial results based on expected conditions

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.

forecasten Middle English forecast Middle English

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Topics

Weather & Climate

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# 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

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