how to pronounce forecast

/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/

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forecast is pronounced in two syllables

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ɔː

2.

ɑː

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An example use of forecast in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… is less than was forecast so overall the …”

meaning of forecast

Forecast means a prediction of the weather.

forecast frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word forecast occurs in english on average 15.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics forecast can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that forecast can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;