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forecast

noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːkɑːst/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈfɔɹkæst/
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈfoːkɐːst/
  • CMU ARPABET: F AO1 R K AE2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An estimation of a future condition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An estimation of a future condition.

A prediction of the weather.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The forecast said it'll be blowy tomorrow

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

exacta

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: gambling, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To estimate how something will be in the future.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • to forecast the weather, or a storm
  • to forecast a rise in prices

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To contrive or plan beforehand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prognosis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication

Narrower terms: financial forecast, weather forecast, weather outlook

8

verb

Meaning 8

judge to be probable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge

Narrower terms: allow, take into account

9

verb

Meaning 9

indicate by signs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • These signs bode bad news

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, predict

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal

Narrower terms: threaten, foreshow

10

verb

Meaning 10

predict in advance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calculate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

151 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: voorspelling — estimation of future condition
  • Albanian: parashikim — estimation of future condition
  • Arabic: تَوَقُّع (tawaqquʕ) — estimation of future condition
  • Armenian: կանխատեսում (kanxatesum) — estimation of future condition
  • Armenian: պրոգնոզ (prognoz) — estimation of future condition
  • Azerbaijani: proqnoz — estimation of future condition
  • Belarusian: прагно́з (prahnóz) — estimation of future condition
  • Belarusian: прадказа́нне (pradkazánnje) — estimation of future condition
  • Bengali: পূর্বানুমান (purbanuman) — estimation of future condition
  • Bengali: পূর্বাভাস (purbabhaś) — estimation of future condition
  • Bulgarian: предви́ждане (predvíždane) — estimation of future condition
  • Bulgarian: прогно́за (prognóza) — estimation of future condition
  • Burmese: ခန့်မှန်းချက် (hkan.hman:hkyak) — estimation of future condition
  • Catalan: previsió — estimation of future condition
  • Catalan: pronòstic — estimation of future condition
  • Catalan: predicció — estimation of future condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 預報 /预报 (yùbào) — estimation of future condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 預測 /预测 (yùcè) — estimation of future condition
  • Czech: předpověď — estimation of future condition
  • Danish: forudsigelse — estimation of future condition
  • Danish: udsigt — estimation of future condition
  • Dutch: voorspelling — estimation of future condition
  • Dutch: schatting — estimation of future condition
  • Esperanto: prognozo — estimation of future condition
  • Estonian: ennustus — estimation of future condition
  • Estonian: prognoos — estimation of future condition
  • Finnish: ennuste — estimation of future condition
  • Finnish: ennakkoarvio — estimation of future condition
  • French: prévision — estimation of future condition
  • Galician: prognóstico — estimation of future condition
  • Georgian: პროგნოზი (ṗrognozi) — estimation of future condition
  • Georgian: წინასწარმეტყველება (c̣inasc̣armeṭq̇veleba) — estimation of future condition
  • German: Schätzung — estimation of future condition
  • German: Vorhersage — estimation of future condition
  • German: Prognose — estimation of future condition
  • Greek: πρόβλεψη (próvlepsi) — estimation of future condition
  • Hebrew: תַּחֲזִית (takhazít) — estimation of future condition
  • Hindi: पूर्वानुमान (pūrvānumān) — estimation of future condition
  • Hindi: पेशगोई (peśgoī) — estimation of future condition
  • Hungarian: becslés — estimation of future condition
  • Icelandic: spá — estimation of future condition
  • Indonesian: prakiraan — estimation of future condition
  • Indonesian: ramalan — estimation of future condition
  • Irish: réamhaisnéis — estimation of future condition
  • Italian: previsione — estimation of future condition
  • Japanese: 予想 (yosō) — estimation of future condition
  • Japanese: 予報 (yohō) — estimation of future condition
  • Kazakh: болжам (boljam) — estimation of future condition
  • Kazakh: болжал (boljal) — estimation of future condition
  • Korean: 예상 (yesang) — estimation of future condition
  • Korean: 예보 (yebo) — estimation of future condition
  • Kyrgyz: болжол (boljol) — estimation of future condition
  • Kyrgyz: прогноз (prognoz) — estimation of future condition
  • Latvian: prognoze — estimation of future condition
  • Lithuanian: prognozė — estimation of future condition
  • Macedonian: прогно́за (prognóza) — estimation of future condition
  • Malay: ramalan — estimation of future condition
  • Māori: matapae — estimation of future condition
  • Norwegian Bokmål: varsling — estimation of future condition
  • Iranian Persian: پیشبینی (piš-bini) — estimation of future condition
  • Iranian Persian: پیشگویی (piš-guyi) — estimation of future condition
  • Polish: prognoza — estimation of future condition
  • Polish: zapowiedź — estimation of future condition
  • Portuguese: previsão — estimation of future condition
  • Romanian: prognoză — estimation of future condition
  • Russian: предсказа́ние (predskazánije) — estimation of future condition
  • Russian: прогно́з (prognóz) — estimation of future condition
  • Russian: предви́дение (predvídenije) — estimation of future condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: прогно́за — estimation of future condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: предсказање — estimation of future condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: prognóza — estimation of future condition
  • Serbo-Croatian: predskazanje — estimation of future condition
  • Slovak: predpoveď — estimation of future condition
  • Slovene: napoved — estimation of future condition
  • Spanish: pronóstico — estimation of future condition
  • Spanish: vaticinio — estimation of future condition
  • Swahili: utabiri — estimation of future condition
  • Swedish: förhandsberäkning — estimation of future condition
  • Swedish: utsikt — estimation of future condition
  • Tagalog: hulaysay — estimation of future condition
  • Tajik: пешгӯӣ (pešgüyi) — estimation of future condition
  • Tajik: пешбинӣ (pešbini) — estimation of future condition
  • Thai: การพยากรณ์ (gaan-pá-yaa-gɔɔn) — estimation of future condition
  • Turkish: tahmin — estimation of future condition
  • Ukrainian: прогно́з (prohnóz) — estimation of future condition
  • Ukrainian: передба́чення (peredbáčennja) — estimation of future condition
  • Urdu: پیش گوئی (peś goī) — estimation of future condition
  • Uzbek: bashorat — estimation of future condition
  • Uzbek: prognoz — estimation of future condition
  • Vietnamese: dự báo — estimation of future condition
  • Vietnamese: dự đoán — estimation of future condition
  • Afrikaans: voorspel — estimate future conditions
  • Albanian: parashikoj — estimate future conditions
  • Arabic: تَنَبَّأَ (tanabbaʔa) — estimate future conditions
  • Armenian: կանխատեսել (kanxatesel) — estimate future conditions
  • Belarusian: прадка́зваць (pradkázvacʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Belarusian: прадказа́ць (pradkazácʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Belarusian: прагназава́ць (prahnazavácʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Belarusian: прагназі́раваць (prahnazíravacʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Bulgarian: предви́ждам (predvíždam) — estimate future conditions
  • Bulgarian: предска́звам (predskázvam) — estimate future conditions
  • Catalan: predir — estimate future conditions
  • Catalan: preveure — estimate future conditions
  • Catalan: pronosticar — estimate future conditions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 預測 /预测 (yùcè) — estimate future conditions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 預報 /预报 (yùbào) — estimate future conditions
  • Czech: předpovídat — estimate future conditions
  • Czech: předpovědět — estimate future conditions
  • Dutch: voorspellen — estimate future conditions
  • Finnish: ennustaa — estimate future conditions
  • Finnish: ennakoida — estimate future conditions
  • French: prévoir — estimate future conditions
  • French: pronostiquer — estimate future conditions
  • Georgian: წინასწარმეტყველებს (c̣inasc̣armeṭq̇velebs) — estimate future conditions
  • Georgian: განჭვრეტს (ganč̣vreṭs) — estimate future conditions
  • Georgian: პროგნოზირებს (ṗrognozirebs) — estimate future conditions
  • Georgian: პროგნოზს აკეთებს (ṗrognozs aḳetebs) — estimate future conditions
  • German: vorhersagen — estimate future conditions
  • German: prognostizieren — estimate future conditions
  • Greek: προβλέπω (provlépo) — estimate future conditions
  • Hawaiian: wānana — estimate future conditions
  • Indonesian: ramal — estimate future conditions
  • Indonesian: meramal — estimate future conditions
  • Indonesian: mengira — estimate future conditions
  • Indonesian: memperkirakan — estimate future conditions
  • Italian: prevedere — estimate future conditions
  • Japanese: 予想する (yosō suru) — estimate future conditions
  • Korean: 예상하다 (yesanghada) — estimate future conditions
  • Māori: matapae — estimate future conditions
  • Norwegian: forutsi — estimate future conditions
  • Norwegian: predikere — estimate future conditions
  • Persian: پیشبینی کردن (piš-bini kardan) — estimate future conditions
  • Polish: przepowiadać — estimate future conditions
  • Polish: przepowiedzieć — estimate future conditions
  • Portuguese: prever — estimate future conditions
  • Russian: предска́зывать (predskázyvatʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Russian: предсказа́ть (predskazátʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Russian: прогнози́ровать (prognozírovatʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Russian: спрогнози́ровать (sprognozírovatʹ) — estimate future conditions
  • Slovak: predpovedať — estimate future conditions
  • Slovene: napovedati — estimate future conditions
  • Spanish: pronosticar — estimate future conditions
  • Swedish: förutsäga — estimate future conditions
  • Swedish: förutse — estimate future conditions
  • Thai: พยากรณ์ (pá-yaa-gɔɔn) — estimate future conditions
  • Thai: ทํานาย (tam-naai) — estimate future conditions
  • Ukrainian: передбача́ти (peredbačáty) — estimate future conditions
  • Ukrainian: передба́чити (peredbáčyty) — estimate future conditions
  • Ukrainian: прогнозува́ти (prohnozuváty) — estimate future conditions
  • Ukrainian: спрогнозува́ти (sprohnozuváty) — estimate future conditions
  • Welsh: proffwydo — estimate future conditions
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