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/fˈɔrkˌæstɪŋ/ Listen

noun

forecasting n. The process of calculating and predicting future events, usually based on extrapolation from past experience, and with varying degress of uncertainty.

Synonyms: prediction, foretelling.

verb

Forecast v. t. (past & past part. forecast or forecasted; pres. part. forecasting)

To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project. "He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds."

To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for; as, to forecast the weather; to forecast prices. "It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences."

Forecast v. i. (past & past part. forecast or forecasted; pres. part. forecasting) To contrive or plan beforehand. "If it happen as I did forecast."

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Etymology of 'Forecasting'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... squirm from the interior of their god the peasants fled from the spot in a panic of fear, rushing to the river where their boats lay. But King Olaf, forecasting this, had sent men to bore holes in the boats so that they would not float. Unable to escape, the frightened peasants came back, ...

— Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. • Charles Morris

... explained by the improvidence of the Artesians, for they are admittedly remarkable, even in France, for their frugality and their forecasting habit of mind. A friend of mine, who lives near St.-Omer, is probably right when he attributes it to their strong domestic tastes and habits, and to the influence over them of their religion. He says they ...

— France and the Republic - A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces - During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 • William Henry Hurlbert

... his inspired efforts. To those who sought him in a contentious spirit, inquiring why he did not find it more profitable to secure the prizes for himself, Wang Ho replied that his enterprise consisted in forecasting the winning numbers for State Lotteries and not in solving enigmas, writing deprecatory odes, composing epitaphs or conducting any of the other numerous occupations that could be mentioned. As this plausible evasion ...

— Kai Lung's Golden Hours • Ernest Bramah

... greatest benefit to mankind throughout the world, and so perhaps it will ever be. Yet, for the welfare of these two cities, let us venture the hope that the tide of improvement and of active preparation is setting in, for it behooves us more than most are aware to be forecasting our future necessities, and to ...

— Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883 • William C. Kingsley

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