forecast

verb

/ˈfɔːkɑːst/UK/ˈfɔɹkæst/CA/ˈfoːkɐːst/

Etymology

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.

inherited from forecast
inherited from forecasten

Definitions

1
To estimate how something will be in the future.
- to forecast the weather, or a storm
- to forecast a rise in prices
To foreshadow
To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
3
To contrive or plan beforehand.
- And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt.
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1. An estimation of a future condition.
2. exacta

The neighborhood

Derived

backcast, ecoforecast, forecastability, forecastable, forecaster, forecast lead time, hindcast, misforecast, non-forecast airlift, nowcast, reforecast, reverse forecast, shipping forecast, tricast, unforecast, weathercast, weather forecast, wishcast

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at forecast. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at forecast. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at forecast

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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