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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOREC'AST, v.t.
1. To foresee; to provide against.
It is wisdom to forecast consequences.
2. To scheme; to plan before execution.
He shall forecast his devices against the strong holds. Daniel 11.
3. To adjust; contrive or appoint beforehand
The time so well forecast.
FOREC'AST, v.i. To form a scheme previously; to contrive beforehand.
Forecasting how his foe he might annoy.
FO'REC'AST, n. Previous contrivance; foresight, or the antecedent determination proceeding from it; as a man of little forecast.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop [syn: prognosis, forecast] v
1: predict in advance [syn: forecast, calculate]
2: judge to be probable [syn: calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast]
3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (forecast; also forecasted; forecasting) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data; especially to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological observations b. to indicate as likely to occur 2. to serve as a forecast of ; presage <such events may forecast peace> intransitive verb to calculate the future Synonyms: see foretell • forecastable adjective • forecaster noun II. noun Date: 1527 1. archaic foresight of consequences and provision against them ; forethought 2. a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition

NOAA Weather Glossary

A forecast provides a description of the most significant weather conditions expected during the current and following days. The exact content depends upon the intended user, such as the Public or Marine forecast audiences.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. -cast or -casted) predict; estimate or calculate beforehand. --n. a calculation or estimate of something future, esp. coming weather. Derivatives: forecaster n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Forecast Fore*cast", v. t. 1. To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project. He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds. --Dan. xi. 24. 2. To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for. It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences. --L'Estrange.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Forecast Fore*cast", v. i. To contrive or plan beforehand. If it happen as I did forecast. --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Forecast Fore"cast, n. Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination. He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves. --Addison. 2. Foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation. His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp. --Prescott.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(forecasts, forecasting, forecasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The forms 'forecast' and 'forecasted' can both be used for the past tense and past participle. 1. A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation. ...a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy... He delivered his election forecast... The weather forecast is better for today. N-COUNT: usu with supp 2. If you forecast future events, you say what you think is going to happen in the future. They forecast a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister... He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent. VERB: V n, V that 3. see also weather forecast

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

for-kast'; (vb.) (chashabh):

To forecast is both to plan or scheme beforehand and to consider or see beforehand. It is in the first sense that it is used in Da 11:24,25 (the King James Version) as the translation of chashabh, "to think," "meditate," "devise," "plot," "He shall forecast his devices (The King James Version, margin "Hebrew think his thoughts") against the strongholds"; "They shall forecast devices against him," the Revised Version (British and American) "devise his devices"; compare Na 1:9, "What do ye devise against Yahweh?" In the second sense, the word occurs in The Wisdom of Solomon 17:11 the Revised Version (British and American), "Wickedness .... always forecasteth the worst lot" (proeilephen), margin "Most authorities read hath added" (proseilephen).

W. L. Walker

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Foresee, anticipate, look forward to, provide against, calculate or estimate beforehand. 2. Contrive, plan project, devise, scheme. II. n. 1. Foresight, prevision, forethought, anticipation, provident regard to the future. 2. Contrivance, scheming, planning.

Moby Thesaurus

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