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forecast

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  1. foretell              
 
1. fore.cast \'fo-r-.kast, 'fo.r-\ vb or forecast or fore.cast.ed;  or 
   fore.cast.ing archaic  1: to plan ahead : SCHEME  2a: to calculate or 
   predict (some future event or condition) usu. as a res ult of rational 
   study and analysis of available pertinent data; esp : to predict (weather 
   conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological observations 2b: to 
   indicate as likely to occur  3: to serve as a forecast of : PRESAGE  : to 
   calculate the future  - fore.cast.er n
2. forecast n obs  1a: previous determination  1b: PLAN, DESIGN  archaic  
   2: foresight of consequences and provision against them : FORETHOUGHT)M 3: 
   a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition