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Forecast vs Expected - What's the difference?

forecast | expected |

Expected is a synonym of forecast.



As verbs the difference between forecast and expected

is that forecast is to estimate how something will be in the future while expected is past tense of expect.

As a noun forecast

is an estimation of a future condition.

As an adjective expected is

anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.

forecast

English

(wikipedia forecast)

Verb

  • To estimate how something will be in the future.
    • to forecast the weather
    to forecast a storm
  • (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
  • * Milton
    • If it happen as I did forecast .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An estimation of a future condition.
  • A prediction of the weather.
  • :* What's the forecast for tomorrow?

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    expected

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur
    • The expected storm never arrived.

    Antonyms

    * unexpected * surprising * unlikely

    Derived terms

    * expectedly * expectedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (expect)

    • Related terms

    * expect * expectation

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