• (America) IPA: /ˈfɔɹkæst/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɔːkɑːst/

forecast (forecasts, present participle forecasting; past and past participle forecast)

1. To estimate how something will be in the future.

   to forecast the weather, or a storm

   to forecast a rise in prices

2. To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
3. (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
   • 1673, John Milton, Poems, &c. upon Several Occaſions., London: Printed for Tho. Dring […] , OCLC 1050806759 ↗, page 64 ↗:

     And, if it happen as I did forecaſt, / The dainteſt diſhes ſhall be ſerv'd up laſt.

• French: prévoir
• German: vorhersagen, prognostizieren
• Italian: prevedere
• Portuguese: prever
• Russian: предска́зывать
• Spanish: predecir, pronosticar

forecast (plural forecasts)

1. An estimation of a future condition.
   1. A prediction of the weather.

      What's the forecast for tomorrow?

2. (betting) exacta

• French: prévision
• German: Schätzung, Vorhersage, Prognose
• Italian: previsione
• Portuguese: previsão
• Russian: предсказа́ние
• Spanish: pronóstico, previsión

• French: prévision, prévision météorologique, prévision météo
• German: Wettervorhersage, Vorhersage, Wettervorhersage
• Portuguese: previsão
• Russian: прогно́з
• Spanish: pronóstico del tiempo