FORECAST

I. verb (~; also ~ed; ~ing) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data, to indicate as likely to occur, to serve as a ~ of ; presage , intransitive verb to calculate the future, see: foretell ~able adjective ~er noun II. noun Date: 1527 foresight of consequences and provision against them ; forethought , a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition