- forecast
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ good, optimistic▪ gloomy, pessimistic▪ conservative▪ accurate, correct▪ detailed▪ revised▪ annual▪ early▪ long-range, long-term▪
a long-range weather forecast
▪ short-term▪a short-term forecast of the economy
▪ local▪ official▪ economic, financial, market, shipping (BrE) (shipping news in AmE), weather▪ cash-flow (esp. BrE), earnings, growth, inflation, profit, revenue, salesVERB + FORECAST▪ prepare, produce▪ give, issue, make, provide▪The government has issued a pessimistic economic forecast.
▪ revise, update▪ lower, raise▪This week the company is expected to raise its revenue forecast.
▪ rely on▪ check▪Check the weather forecast before you set out.
▪ be in line with▪The interest rate is in line with the forecast.
FORECAST + VERB▪ call for sth (AmE), predict sth, say sth, suggest sth▪This morning's weather forecast called for snow.
▪Some forecasts suggest that the increase in heart disease will continue for some time.
▪ assume sth▪ be based on sth▪forecasts based on a complicated procedure
PREPOSITION▪ forecast about▪Forecasts about the economy are often misleading.
▪ forecast for▪forecasts for earnings in 2015
▪ forecast of▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}forecasts of population growth
verbADVERB▪ accurately, correctly▪ originally, previously▪higher costs than those originally forecast
VERB + FORECAST▪ be difficult to, be hard to
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
