prognosis, forecast
(noun) a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast
(verb) judge to be probable
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen; “These signs bode bad news”
forecast, calculate
(verb) predict in advance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
forecast (third-person singular simple present forecasts, present participle forecasting, simple past and past participle forecasted or forecast)
To estimate how something will be in the future.
To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
(obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
forecast (plural forecasts)
An estimation of a future condition.
A prediction of the weather.
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Source: Wiktionary
Fore*cast", v. t.
1. To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project. He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds. Dan. xi. 24.
2. To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for. It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences. L'Estrange.
Fore*cast", v. i.
Definition: To contrive or plan beforehand. If it happen as I did forecast. Milton.
Fore"cast, n.
Definition: Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination. He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves. Addison.
2. Foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation. His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 November 2024
(noun) a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; “she got a reputation as a frump”; “she’s a real dog”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
