different between forecast vs providence

English

Etymology

From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- +? cast.The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??kæst/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??k??st/

Verb

forecast (third-person singular simple present forecasts, present participle forecasting, simple past and past participle forecast or forecasted)

1. To estimate how something will be in the future.

   to forecast the weather, or a storm

   to forecast a rise in prices
2. To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
3. (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.

Translations

Noun

forecast (plural forecasts)

1. An estimation of a future condition.
   1. A prediction of the weather.

2. (gambling) exacta

Translations

Derived terms

• (gambling): reverse forecast

Further reading

• forecast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• forecast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• forecast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• fastcore

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman providence, Middle French providence, and their source, Latin pr?videntia (“providence, foresight”), from the present participle of pr?vid?re (“to provide”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p??v?d?ns/

Noun

providence (countable and uncountable, plural providences)

1. (now rare) Preparation for the future; good governance, foresight. [from 14th c.]
2. The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature etc.). [from 14th c.]
3. A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention. [from 16th c.]
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 91:

     The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers.

4. Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality. [from 17th c.]

   His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.

Related terms

• provident

Translations

See also

• divine

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.vi.d??s/

Noun

providence f (plural providences)

1. providence

Old French

Noun

providence f (nominative singular providence)

1. providence (manifestation of divine care or direction)