forecast
English
/ˈfɔɹkæst/, /ˈfɔːkɑːst/
verb
Definitions
- To estimate how something will be in the future.
- To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
- (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English forecasten prefix from English cast (try) inherited from Middle English forecast.
Origin
Middle English
forecast
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftercast English
- beachcast English
- becast English
- bicast English
- braincast English
- broadcast English
- cast English
- cast about English
- cast down English
- cast net English
- castability English
- castable English
- casted English
- caster English
- casteth English
- castful English
- casting English
- castless English
- castling English
- castmate English
- castmember English
- castoff English
- castworthy English
- colorcast English
- cross-cast English
- diecast English
- downcast English
- ecoforecast English
- forcast English
- forcasten English
- forecastability English
- forecastable English
- forecaster English
- forecasting English
- forncast English
- forthcast English
- hydrocast English
- lifecast English
- miscast English
- molecast English
- newcast English
- off-cast English
- offcast English
- opencast English
- outcast English
- overcast English
- precast English
- recast English
- roughcast English
- sand-cast English
- shadowcast English
- sidecast English
- starcast English
- stonecast English
- superforecaster English
- superforecasting English
- surfcast English
- tricast English
- typecast English
- umbecast English
- umcast English
- uncast English
- undercast English
- unforecast English
- unforecastable English
- upcast English
- wormcast English
- casten German
- cast Italian
- cast Dutch, Flemish
- casten Dutch, Flemish
- kastie Dutch, Flemish
- casten Middle English
- forecast Middle English
- forecasten Middle English
- kasta Old Norse
- 卡司 Chinese
- 卡士 Chinese
- cast
- becast
- recast
- caster
- umcast
- uncast
- casted
- bicast
- upcast
- newcast
- forcast
- castoff
- offcast
- casteth
- miscast
- outcast
- castful
- tricast
- precast
- diecast
- casting
- castless
- starcast
- typecast
- opencast
- umbecast
- castling
- overcast
- off-cast
- castmate
- wormcast
- castable
- lifecast
- downcast
- surfcast
- forncast
- molecast
- cast net
- sidecast
- undercast
- cast down
- stonecast
- aftercast
- sand-cast
- forcasten
- hydrocast
- braincast
- broadcast
- colorcast
- beachcast
- roughcast
- forthcast
- unforecast
- shadowcast
- cross-cast
- cast about
- castmember
- forecaster
- castworthy
- ecoforecast
- castability
- forecasting
- forecastable
- unforecastable
- forecastability
- superforecaster
- superforecasting