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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forcast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
for-cast
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cast away; reject.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

noun

Alternative form of forecast.

Obsolete

noun

Misspelling of forecast.

Etymology

From Middle English forcasten (“to cast away, reject”). Cognate with Swedish förkasta (“to reject”). Cf. forcasten. By surface analysis, for- + cast.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

forcasts (present, singular) forcasting (participle, present)

Questions

What does forcast mean?
To cast away; reject.
Where does forcast come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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