— forecastable , adj. — forecaster , n.
/fawr"kast', -kahst', fohr"-/ , v. , forecast or forecasted, forecasting , n.
v.t.
1. to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
2. to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.
3. to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.
v.i.
4. to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction.
5. to plan or arrange beforehand.
n.
6. a prediction, esp. as to the weather.
7. a conjecture as to something in the future.
8. the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting.
9. Archaic. foresight in planning.
[ 1350-1400; ME (n.) plan. See FORE-, CAST 1 ]
Syn. 1. foretell, anticipate. See predict. 3. project. 4, 7 . guess, estimate. 9. forethought, prescience.