Meaning

3 senses
  1. To estimate how something will be in the future.

    to forecast the weather, or a storm

    to forecast a rise in prices

    vorhersagen, prognostizieren

    предска́зыватьpredskázyvatʹ, предсказа́тьpredskazátʹ, прогнози́роватьprognozírovatʹ

    передбача́тиperedbačáty, передба́читиperedbáčyty, прогнозува́тиprohnozuváty

  2. To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.

    predict in advance

  3. (obsolete)To contrive or plan beforehand.

Examples

183 sentences
  1. The weather forecast isn't necessarily reliable.

    Прогнозу погоди не завжди можна вірити.

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  2. The weather forecast is not necessarily reliable.

    Прогнозу погоди не завжди можна вірити.

    deDer Wetterbericht ist nicht unbedingt zuverlässig.

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  3. The weather forecast says it will be fine tomorrow.

    Згідно з прогнозом, завтра буде добра погода.

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  4. What's the forecast for tomorrow?

    Який прогноз на завтра?

    ruКакой прогноз погоды на завтра?

    deWie lautet die Wettervorhersage für morgen?

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  5. What's the forecast?

    Який прогноз?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
estimate future conditions:
Русский
By meaning 1
estimate future conditions:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
estimate future conditions:

Origin

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast.

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast.

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Forms

forecasts, forecasting, forecast, forecast
Base formforecast · to forecast
3rd person singularforecasts
Present participleforecasting
Past simpleforecast / forecasted
Past participleforecast / forecasted

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforecast
he, she, itforecasts

Past simpleLesson

all personsforecast

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave forecast
he, she, ithas forecast

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill forecast

Synonyms

17 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • the weather forecast
  • weather forecast
  • weather forecast says
  • weather forecast is
  • forecast says

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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