What does forecast mean?
Forecast means To estimate how something will be in the future..
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/ˈfɔːkɑːst/ · verb
To estimate how something will be in the future..
to forecast the weather, or a storm
to forecast a rise in prices
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.
In September, Lichtman officially forecast that Harris would win the election, based on the keys.
And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt.
Use forecast when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forecast means To estimate how something will be in the future..
Common synonyms include presage, augur, reckon, figure.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to forecast the weather, or a storm
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