Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to forecast
Participle: forecast
Gerund: forecasting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| he;she;it | forecasts |
| we | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| they | forecast |
Perfect
| I | have forecast; forecasted |
| you | have forecast; forecasted |
| he;she;it | has forecast; forecasted |
| we | have forecast; forecasted |
| you | have forecast; forecasted |
| they | have forecast; forecasted |
Past
| I | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| he;she;it | forecast |
| we | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| they | forecast |
Pluperfect
| I | had forecast; forecasted |
| you | had forecast; forecasted |
| he;she;it | had forecast; forecasted |
| we | had forecast; forecasted |
| you | had forecast; forecasted |
| they | had forecast; forecasted |
Future
| I | will forecast |
| you | will forecast |
| he;she;it | will forecast |
| we | will forecast |
| you | will forecast |
| they | will forecast |
Future Perfect
| I | will have forecast; forecasted |
| you | will have forecast; forecasted |
| he;she;it | will have forecast; forecasted |
| we | will have forecast; forecasted |
| you | will have forecast; forecasted |
| they | will have forecast; forecasted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| he;she;it | forecast |
| we | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| they | forecast |
Perfect
| I | have forecast; forecasted |
| you | have forecast; forecasted |
| he;she;it | have forecast; forecasted |
| we | have forecast; forecasted |
| you | have forecast; forecasted |
| they | have forecast; forecasted |
Imperfect
| I | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| he;she;it | forecast |
| we | forecast |
| you | forecast |
| they | forecast |
Pluperfect
| I | had forecast; forecasted |
| you | had forecast; forecasted |
| he;she;it | had forecast; forecasted |
| we | had forecast; forecasted |
| you | had forecast; forecasted |
| they | had forecast; forecasted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would forecast |
| you | would forecast |
| he;she;it | would forecast |
| we | would forecast |
| you | would forecast |
| they | would forecast |
Perfect
| I | would have forecast; forecasted |
| you | would have forecast; forecasted |
| he;she;it | would have forecast; forecasted |
| we | would have forecast; forecasted |
| you | would have forecast; forecasted |
| they | would have forecast; forecasted |
Imperative
| you | forecast |
| we | Let's forecast |
| you | forecast |
Verbs conjugated like 'forecast'
beset,
broadcast,
burst,
bust,
cost,
crosscut,
cut,
forecast,
hit,
hurt,
inset,
let,
misread,
overset,
overspread,
put,
read,
rebroadcast,
recut,
relet, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'forecast'
forcast,
forncast,
forecall,
forecut,
forest,
foretaste,
foretest,
forewaste,
forthcast,
precast,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- predict
- forebode, anticipate, divine, augur, foresee, foretell
- plan
- contrive, prearrange, project
- guess
- conjecture, estimate
Antonyms
- guess
- prove, deduce, know, demonstrate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1388, "to scheme," from fore "before" + casten "contrive." Meaning "predict events" first attested 1494.
2. From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- + cast.
3. The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.
Sample Sentences
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to forecast the weather, or a storm
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to forecast a rise in prices
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This year alone, Japan is forecasted to install solar panels with the capacity of five to seven modern nuclear reactors. [2013 June 21, Chico Harlan, “After Fukushima, Japan beginning to see the light in solar energy”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2022, page 30:]
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Within six months, the total number of passengers forecast to use the line in the entire first year (650,000) had already been passed. For the first 12 months, the figure was in excess of 1.2 million. And overall, it has grown year-on-year, reaching over two million in 2018-19. [2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 52:]
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In September, Lichtman officially forecast that Harris would win the election, based on the keys. [2024 November 8, Joe Edwards, “Allan Lichtman Admits He Was Wrong About Harris Election Win, Explains Why”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2024:]
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And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt. [1626 (date written), John Milton, “At a Vacation Exercise in the Colledge, […]”, in Poems, &c. upon Several Occasions, London: […] Tho[mas] Dring […], published 1673, →OCLC, page 64:]