Dictionary entry

Forecast

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.