Forecast

Forecast
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[...ka:st] das oder der; -s, -s
<aus gleichbed. engl. forecast>
Voraussage einer künftigen Entwicklung, des wahrscheinlichen Verlaufs von etw. (bes. Meteor., Wirtsch.).

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  • Forecast — Fore*cast , v. i. To contrive or plan beforehand. [1913 Webster] If it happen as I did forecast. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • forecast — ► VERB (past and past part. forecast or forecasted) ▪ predict or estimate (a future event or trend). ► NOUN ▪ a prediction or estimate, especially of the weather or a financial trend. DERIVATIVES forecaster noun …   English terms dictionary

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  • forecast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, optimistic ▪ gloomy, pessimistic ▪ conservative ▪ accurate, correct …   Collocations dictionary

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