Forecast Meaning
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo estimate how something will be in the future.
verbTo foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
Sentence Examples
Unexpectedly the weather forecast came true yesterday.
What's the forecast for tomorrow?
Four percent inflation is forecast for this year.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The weather ____ predicted heavy rain and strong winds for tomorrow afternoon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The weather ____ predicted heavy rain and strong winds for the entire upcoming holiday weekend.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This year alone, Japan is forecasted to install solar panels with the capacity of five to seven modern nuclear reactors."
— 2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “After Fukushima, Japan beginning to see the light in solar energy”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2022, page 30:
"Within six months, the total number of passengers forecast to use the line in the entire first year (650,000) had already been passed. For the first 12 months, the figure was in excess of 1.2 million. And overall, it has grown year-on-year, reaching over two million in 2018-19."
— 2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 52:
"In September, Lichtman officially forecast that Harris would win the election, based on the keys."
— 2024 November 8, Joe Edwards, “Allan Lichtman Admits He Was Wrong About Harris Election Win, Explains Why”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2024:
"And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt."
— 1626 (date written), John Milton, “At a Vacation Exercise in the Colledge, […]”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], published 1673, →OCLC, page 64:
"It's nice to anticipate sunny weather, but it's a good idea to carry an umbrella just in case the forecasts prove overly optimistic."
— 2024 April 19, Charles Hugh Smith, Living on Uneasy Street, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2024:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The weather ____ predicted heavy rain and strong winds for tomorrow afternoon.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The weather ____ predicted heavy rain and strong winds for the entire upcoming holiday weekend.