# forecasting

Pronunciation: US say "FOR-kast-ing" /ˈfɔɹkæstɪŋ/; say "FOR-kahst-ing" UK /ˈfɔːkɑːstɪŋ/, AUS /ˈfoːkɐːstɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of forecast. — present participle and gerund of forecast
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of forecast. Use this form for the act of saying what will happen, or with forms of "be."
   - _Meteorologists are forecasting a cold front by Tuesday afternoon._
   - _Forecasting sales for the next quarter took the team several days._

## Noun

2. A prediction or estimate of what is likely to happen in the future.
   - Simple: A statement about what will probably happen later.
   - _The astrologer's forecasting proved surprisingly accurate that year._
   - _Their forecasting of an early frost convinced the farmers to harvest sooner._

## Origin

**Meaning 1** — Formed from the word "forecast" combined with the suffix "-ing".
**Meaning 2** — From Middle English "forcastyng", "forcastynge", equivalent to "forecast" plus the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/forecasting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).