forecastnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/us/ˈfɔːr.kæst/B1 a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions:
economic forecasts
The weather forecast said it was going to rain later today.
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- The forecast said it was going to be hot and sunny tomorrow.
- The forecast said that there's a possibility of snow tonight.
- Experts have given a gloomy economic forecast.
- The sales forecast is predicated on the assumption that the economy will grow by four percent this year.
- I think these sales forecasts are unrealistic, considering how slow sales are at present.
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Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- nasty
- omen
- prophesy
- prophetic
- psychic
- read sb's mind idiom
- read sb's palm idiom
- read the runes idiom
- scent
- second-guess
- visionary
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Weather & climate - general words
forecastverb [ T ]
uk/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/us/ˈfɔːr.kæst/forecast or forecasted, forecast or forecastedto say what you expect to happen in the future:
They forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.
Snow has been forecast for tonight.
[ + to infinitive ] Oil prices are forecast to increase by less than two percent this year.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- nasty
- omen
- prophesy
- prophetic
- psychic
- read sb's mind idiom
- read sb's palm idiom
- read the runes idiom
- scent
- second-guess
- visionary
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Weather & climate - general words