forecast

About 5.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To estimate how something will be in the future.

   to forecast the weather, or a storm

2. verb To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
3. verb To contrive or plan beforehand.
4. noun An estimation of a future condition. A prediction of the weather.

   The forecast said it'll be blowy tomorrow

5. noun A prediction of the weather.

   The forecast said it'll be blowy tomorrow

6. noun exacta

Similar words

prognosticate prognosis predict foretell prefigure bode auspicate portend presage foreshadow

Often followed by

of the for is that to and in error

Word family

forecastable forecasted forecaster forecasters forecasting forecasts