transcription, транскрипция: [ fɔ:(r)kɑ:st, -kæst ]
( 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