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Word forecast
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfɔːkɑːst / NAmE / ˈfɔːrkæst /
Example
  • experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.
  • snow is forecast for tomorrow.
  • it is difficult to forecast the demand for the new train service.
  • temperatures were forecast to reach 40°c.
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forecast

(verb)BrE / ˈfɔːkɑːst / NAmE / ˈfɔːrkæst /
  1. to say what you think will happen in the future based on information that you have now
    • synonym predict
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/predict
    • Experts are forecasting a recovery in the economy.
    • Snow is forecast for tomorrow.
    • It is difficult to forecast the demand for the new train service.
    • Temperatures were forecast to reach 40°C.
    • The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.
    • It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react.
    • The number of people using mobile phones to purchase goods and services is expected/likely to more than double by the end of 2015.
    • Experts have predicted/forecast that the number of people using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services should exceed 190 million in 2015.
    • This figure is set to reach 200 million by 2016.
    • By 2015, 800 million mobile phone users worldwide will be participating in social networks via their phone.
    • Sales of mobile phones in 2009 were lower than expected.
    • The company’s announcement of 1.26 billion handsets sold for the year is in line with predictions.

    Extra Examples

    • a result that was widely forecast
    • higher costs than those originally forecast
    • The report forecasts that prices will rise by 3% next month.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they forecast
    • he / she / it forecasts
    • past simple forecast
    • past participle forecast
    • past simple forecasted
    • past participle forecasted
    • -ing form forecasting
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