forecast
/ˈfɔr·kæst/, /ˈfoʊr-/ n [C]Definition
› a statement of what is likely to happen in the future: The forecast is heavy rain for tomorrow. forecast /ˈfɔr·kæst/, /ˈfoʊr-/ v [T] (past tense and past participle forecast or forecasted) › The government is forecasting that unemployment will continue to fall. forecaster /ˈfɔrˌkæs·tər/, /ˈfoʊr-/ n [C] › a weather forecaster
(Definition of forecast n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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