Definition of Forecast

Forecast

To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.

To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for.

To contrive or plan beforehand.

Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.

Foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation.

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Forecast Quotations

Weather forecast for tonight: dark.
George Carlin

Would you bet your paycheck on a weather forecast for tomorrow? If not, then why should this country bet billions on global warming predictions that have even less foundation?
Thomas Sowell

If you have to forecast, forecast often.
Edgar R. Fiedler

The most reliable way to forecast the future is to try to understand the present.
John Naisbitt

In college, I was a weather anchor for the local news. I would 'borrow' my forecast from The Weather Channel.
Emily Procter

The population forecast for the United States in 1970 is 170 million. The population forecast for Russia alone in 1970 is 251 million. The implications are clear.
Emanuel Celler

No one can forecast the economy with certainty.
Jamie Dimon

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Forecast Translations

forecast in Afrikaans is voorspelling
forecast in Danish is forudsige
forecast in Dutch is beduiden, voorspellen, voorzeggen
forecast in Norwegian is forutsi, forutsigelse

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