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v. t. [imp. & p. p. FORECAST; p. pr. & vb. n. FORECASTING.] 1. To plan before execution; to contrive beforehand; to scheme; to project. He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds. Dan. xi. 24. 2. To foresee; to provide against. It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences. L'Estrange. The time so well forecast. Dryden.
v. i. To form a scheme previously; to contrive beforehand. “If it happen as I did forecast.” Milton.
n. 1. Previous contrivance or determination; pre-appointment. He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves. Addison. 2. Foresight of consequences, and provision against them; provision; premeditation. His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp. Prescott.