forecast
/ˈfɔɹkæst/noun, verb2 syllables
Forecast means: indicate, as with a sign or an omen.
Synonyms for forecast18
noun, as in a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
verb, as in indicate, as with a sign or an omen
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, predict
verb, as in predict in advance
What does forecast mean?4
verb
1
indicate, as with a sign or an omen“These signs bode bad news”
2
judge to be probable
3
predict in advance
noun
1
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Forecast in a sentence
- According to the long-term forecast, a mild winter seems to be ahead.enwilson
- According to the weather forecast, it is going to rain tomorrow.bobstah
- According to the weather forecast, it's supposed to snow tomorrow.Zaksocool
- According to the weather forecast, a storm's coming.Zaksocool
- According to the weather forecast, it'll snow tomorrow.CK
- According to the weather forecast, it'll rain tomorrow.mailohilohi
- The weather is forecast, using the past data as a basis.unknown
- According to the weather forecast, it's going to rain tomorrow.mailohilohi
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Forms of forecast
as a noun
- plural
- forecasts
as a verb
- past tense
- forecasted
- present participle
- forecasting
- third-person singular
- forecasts
- past participle
- forecast