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Meaning of forecast in English

forecast
noun [ C ]
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/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/ us
/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
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a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions:
economic forecast There will be some good news in today's economic forecast.
weather forecast The weather forecast said it was going to rain later today.
Synonym
prognosis
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forecast
verb [ T ]
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/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/ us
/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
forecast or forecasted | forecast or forecasted
to say what you expect to happen in the future:
They forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.
be forecast for Snow has been forecast for tonight.
[ + to infinitive ] Oil prices are forecast to increase by less than two percent this year.
Synonyms
portend formal
presage formal
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(Definition of forecast from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

forecast | American Dictionary

forecast
noun [ C ]
us
/ˈfɔr·kæst, ˈfoʊr-/
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a statement of what is likely to happen in the future:
The forecast is heavy rain for tomorrow.

forecast

verb [ T ] us
/ˈfɔr·kæst, ˈfoʊr-/ past tense and past participle forecast or forecasted
The government is forecasting that unemployment will continue to fall.

forecaster

noun [ C ] us
/ˈfɔrˌkæs·tər, ˈfoʊr-/
a weather forecaster
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forecast | Business English

forecast
noun [ C ]
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/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ us
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a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, based on information you have now:
give/make/provide a forecast on sth He refused to give a forecast on when 365 is likely to make money for shareholders.
cut/downgrade/reduce a forecast The CBI also cut its growth forecast for the economy next year from 2.7% to 2.4%.
meet a forecast The company hopes to meet its forecast of 4% growth this year.
a budget/deficit/profit/revenue forecast As for housing and jobs, the budget forecast predicts little improvement any time soon.
The Treasury's summer economic forecast warned of a rise in underlying inflation by the end of the year.
a bleak/gloomy forecast
See also
cash flow forecast
financial forecast
market forecast
forecast
verb [ T ]
uk
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ us
forecast | forecasted | forecast | forecasted
to judge what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have now:
forecast a drop/growth/rise in sth The company still forecasts a 2% growth in house prices next year.
forecast profits/revenue/sales Analysts forecast profits of €8.8m this year.
be forecast to be sth Operating profits are forecast to be below previous expectations at $3m.
forecast that The Chancellor is forecasting that inflation will remain on target at 2.5% in each of the next three years.
(Definition of forecast from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of forecast

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Ministers, with reason, remained sceptical of the accuracy of long-term forecasts and the political inflexibility they were designed to encourage.
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We conclude that it is important to account for both nonlinearity and the behavior of monetary aggregates when forecasting inflation.
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The model then reasonably forecasts the future evolution of executive and public employment given the current observed situation for our three countries.
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Although forecasted salary growth rates and deferred compensation appear to be underestimated, forecasted salaries demonstrate little bias for lower-paid public employees.
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Agents form forecasts of the rate of return to capital assets using least-squares autoregressions on past data.
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The output-money models are only slightly better than the univariate models, and their event-probability forecasts from the late eighties onward are erratic.
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However, these forecasts were not realised, further increasing the sense of surprise.
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Ominous forecasts about our graying population and the next recession.
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Table 1 presents the correlation matrices, means, and standard deviations for the models forecasting externalizing and internalizing symptoms.
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However, the means that are optimal relative to squared-error loss are not too far from the actual values being forecasted.
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Rolling forecasts are forecasts made on the basis of the most recent fraction of the observations available in the sample size.
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Indeed, as unfolded later in this study, the market dynamics is a result of complex interaction between changing forecasts and investor ratios.
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Simulations of the adaptive belief system give rise to endogenous switches between forecasts at intervals of varying length.
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Thus, we thought about ways to improve the accuracy of our forecasts.
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In fact, parameter stability is desirable in order to obtain good forecasts.
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Collocations with forecast

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budget forecast
The amount by which metropolitan authority spend has exceeded their budget forecast for 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 is as tabled.
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detailed forecast
Certain trends one can identify, and certain actions can be based on them; but detailed forecast is completely impossible.
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flood forecasting
Furthermore, their potential occurrence at any time during a day or night also necessitates 24x7 operations for flash flood forecasting and warning.
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Translations of forecast

in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指對特定形勢或天氣的）預測，預報, 預測, 預報…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（尤指对特定形势或天气的）预测，预报, 预测, 预报…
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pronóstico, pronosticar, pronóstico [masculine]…
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prognóstico, previsão, prognosticar…
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भविष्यात काय घडण्याची शक्यता आहे विशेषत: एखाद्या विशिष्ट परिस्थितीच्या संदर्भात किंवा अपेक्षित हवामान परिस्थितीचे विधान…
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予報, 予想, ～を予報する…
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tahmin, tahmin raporu, tahmin etmek…
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prévision [feminine], prévoir, prévision…
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pronòstic, pronosticar…
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voorspellen, voorspelling…
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எதிர்காலத்தில், குறிப்பாக ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட சூழ்நிலை அல்லது எதிர்பார்க்கப்படும் வானிலை தொடர்பாக என்ன நடக்கும் என்று தீர்மானிக்கப்படுகிறது என்பதற்கான அறிக்கை…
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(मौसम या किसी परिस्थिति का) पूर्वानुमान…
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આગાહી…
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forudsige, forudsigelse…
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förutspå, förutsäga, förhandsrapport…
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meramal, ramalan…
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voraussagen, die Voraussage, die Vorhersage…
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varsel [neuter], prognose [masculine], varsle…
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پیش گوئی (مستقبل کی کسی بات کے اندازہےخصوصاً موسم کے سیاق میں)…
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передбачати, передбачення, прогноз…
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прогноз, предсказывать, прогнозировать…
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సూచన, ముఖ్యంగా నిర్దిష్ట పరిస్థితికి సంబంధించి లేదా ఊహించిన వాతావరణ పరిస్థితులకు సంబంధించి భవిష్యత్తులో ఏమి జరుగుతుందనే దాని యొక్క ప్రకటన…
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تَنَبُّؤ, يَتَنَبَّأ…
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পূর্বাভাস…
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předpovědět, předpověď…
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meramalkan, ramalan…
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พยากรณ์, การพยากรณ์…
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dự đoán, đoán trước, lời dự báo…
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prognoza, przewidywać, prognozować…
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예상, 전망, 예상하다…
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previsione, prevedere, predire…
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