| forecast | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. forecast, prognosis | a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop. |
| ~ forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | a statement made about the future. |
| ~ financial forecast | a forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions. |
| ~ weather forecast, weather outlook | a forecast of the weather. |
| v. (communication) | 2. calculate, forecast | predict in advance. |
| ~ forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call | make a prediction about; tell in advance.; "Call the outcome of an election" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon | judge to be probable. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ take into account, allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something.; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
| v. (communication) | 4. augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate | indicate by signs.; "These signs bode bad news" |
| ~ threaten | to be a menacing indication of something:.; "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" |
| ~ bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point | be a signal for or a symptom of.; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" |
| ~ foreshow | foretell by divine inspiration. |
| guess | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise | a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. |
| ~ opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| ~ divination | successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. dead reckoning, guess, guessing, guesswork, shot | an estimate based on little or no information. |
| ~ approximation, estimate, estimation, idea | an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth.; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think | expect, believe, or suppose.; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" |
| ~ anticipate, expect | regard something as probable or likely.; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| ~ suspect | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty.; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks" |
| v. (communication) | 4. guess, hazard, pretend, venture | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" |
| ~ forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call | make a prediction about; tell in advance.; "Call the outcome of an election" |
| ~ suspect, surmise | imagine to be the case or true or probable.; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" |
| ~ speculate | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion.; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).; "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ quantise, quantize | approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values. |
| ~ misgauge | gauge something incorrectly or improperly. |
| ~ put, place, set | estimate.; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." |
| ~ give | estimate the duration or outcome of something.; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" |
| ~ lowball, underestimate | make a deliberately low estimate.; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" |
| ~ assess | estimate the value of (property) for taxation.; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" |
| ~ make | calculate as being.; "I make the height about 100 feet" |
| ~ reckon, count | take account of.; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" |
| ~ truncate | approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one.; "truncate a series" |
| ~ guesstimate | estimate based on a calculation. |
| v. (cognition) | 6. guess, infer | guess correctly; solve by guessing.; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" |
| ~ figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
| ~ tell | discern or comprehend.; "He could tell that she was unhappy" |
| valuation | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. evaluation, rating, valuation | an appraisal of the value of something.; "he set a high valuation on friendship" |
| ~ appraisal, assessment | the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth. |
| ~ overvaluation | too high a value or price assigned to something. |
| ~ undervaluation | too low a value or price assigned to something. |
| ~ pricing | the evaluation of something in terms of its price. |
| ~ reevaluation | the evaluation of something a second time (or more). |
| ~ mark, score, grade | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).; "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" |
| ~ bond rating | an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default.; "the bonds of highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA" |
| n. (possession) | 2. valuation | assessed price.; "the valuation of this property is much too high" |
| ~ price, terms, damage | the amount of money needed to purchase something.; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?" |
| husband | | |
| n. (person) | 1. hubby, husband, married man | a married man; a woman's partner in marriage. |
| ~ benedick, benedict | a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor). |
| ~ cuckold | a man whose wife committed adultery. |
| ~ family man | a man whose family is of major importance in his life. |
| ~ house husband, househusband | a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income. |
| ~ better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate | a person's partner in marriage. |
| ~ uxoricide | a husband who murders his wife. |
| v. (possession) | 2. conserve, economise, economize, husband | use cautiously and frugally.; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ retrench | tighten one's belt; use resources carefully. |
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