forecast: Meaning and Definition of

fore•cast

1. to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
2. to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.
3. to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.

1. to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction.
2. to plan or arrange beforehand.

1. a prediction, esp. as to the weather.
2. a conjecture as to something in the future.
3. the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting.
4. foresight in planning.