forecastv. 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; as, to forecast the weather; to forecast prices.()It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences. (L'Estrange.)v. i. To contrive or plan beforehand.()If it happen as I did forecast. (Milton.)n. Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.()He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves. (Addison.)2. A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of consequences, and provision against them; prevision; premeditation; as, the weather forecast.()His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for the council than the camp. (Prescott.)