FORECAST, FORECASTING
NOUNS
► BEFORE-CASTING forecasting, pre-calculation → 1388 obs.
VERBS
► AIM to suppose, to conjecture; to anticipate, to forecast, to expect → 1877 Eng. dial.
► CAST to conjecture as to the future; to anticipate; to forecast → c1384 obs.
► PREVISE to foresee, to forecast → 1597
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