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Synonyms
fore·cast (fôŕkăst́, fōŕ-)

[Middle English forecasten, to plan beforehand, fore-, fore-, + casten, to throw, calculate, prepare; see cast.]

verb: -cast or -cast·ed, -cast·ing, -casts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To estimate or calculate in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data. See synonyms at predict
  2. To serve as an advance indication of; foreshadow: price increases that forecast inflation.

intransitive verb 

To calculate or estimate something in advance; predict the future.

noun 

A prediction, as of coming events or conditions.

derivatives

fore·cast́a·ble
adjective
forécast́er
noun