Forecasting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a statement made about the future

predict in advance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹkæstɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːkastɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːkastɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹkæstɪŋ/.

Examples

These signs bode bad news

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

auspicate presage foretelling figure prognostication augur betoken omen prefigure calculate bode portend foreshadow reckon count on prediction predict foretell estimate prognosticate forecast

Parts of Speech

noun	a statement made about the future
verb	predict in advance
verb	judge to be probable
verb	indicate by signs “These signs bode bad news”

Word Forms

foretell	verb	make a prediction about; tell in advance
forecast	verb	predict in advance
prognosticate	verb	make a prediction about; tell in advance
forecast	noun	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
forecaster	noun	someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
forecasting	noun	a statement made about the future
calculable	adjective	capable of being calculated or estimated
calculative	adjective	used of persons
calculation	noun	planning something carefully and intentionally
estimator	noun	an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
portent	noun	a sign of something about to happen
auspice	noun	a favorable omen
prognostication	noun	a sign of something about to happen
prognosis	noun	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
omen	noun	a sign of something about to happen
presage	noun	a sign of something about to happen
foreshadowing	noun	the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
augur	noun	(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
prefigurative	adjective	indistinctly prophetic
predictive	adjective	of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prognose

eine Aussage über die Zukunft

🇫🇷French

prévision

une déclaration faite sur l'avenir

🇪🇸Spanish

pronóstico

una declaración hecha sobre el futuro

🇮🇹Italian

previsione

una dichiarazione fatta sul futuro

🇳🇱Dutch

voorspellen

een verklaring over de toekomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

previsão

uma declaração feita sobre o futuro

🇷🇺Russian

прогнозирование

заявление о будущем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूर्वानुमान

भविष्य के बारे में दिया गया एक बयान

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্বাভাস

ভবিষ্যত সম্পর্কে তৈরি একটি বিবৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னறிவிப்பு

எதிர்காலத்தைப் பற்றி ஒரு அறிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

అంచనా వేయడం

భవిష్యత్తు గురించి చేసిన ప్రకటన

🇮🇳Marathi

अंदाज

भविष्याबद्दल केलेले विधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગાહી

ભવિષ્ય વિશે કરવામાં આવેલ નિવેદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ

ಭವಿಷ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവചനം

ഭാവിയെക്കുറിച്ച് നടത്തിയ ഒരു പ്രസ്താവന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵ ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਭਵਿੱਖ ਬਾਰੇ ਬਿਆਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشن گوئی

مستقبل کے بارے میں ایک بیان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预测

关于未来的声明

🇯🇵Japanese

予測する

将来についての声明

🇰🇷Korean

예측

미래에 대해 한 진술

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dự đoán

một tuyên bố về tương lai

🇹🇭Thai

การพยากรณ์

คำแถลงเกี่ยวกับอนาคต

🇮🇩Indonesian

peramalan

pernyataan yang dibuat tentang masa depan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtataya

isang pahayag na ginawa tungkol sa hinaharap

🇲🇾Malay

peramalan

kenyataan yang dibuat tentang masa depan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التنبؤ

بيان أدلى به حول المستقبل

🇮🇷Persian

پیش بینی

بیانیه ای درباره آینده

🇹🇷Turkish

tahmin

gelecekle ilgili yapılan bir açıklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיזוי

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