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forecast vs anticipate

anticipate vs forecast

forecast is a noun but anticipate is not a noun.

forecast and anticipate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
forecast Yes No Yes No
anticipate No No Yes No
As verbs, anticipate is a hypernym of forecast; that is, anticipate is a word with a broader meaning than forecast:
  • forecast: predict in advance
  • anticipate: make a prediction about; tell in advance
Other hypernyms of forecast include call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise.
forecast (noun) anticipate (noun)
a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
forecast (verb) anticipate (verb)
judge to be probable be a forerunner of or occur earlier than
predict in advance regard something as probable or likely
indicate, as with a sign or an omen realize beforehand
make a prediction about; tell in advance
be excited or anxious about
act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Difference between forecast and anticipate

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