backcast en · ADJ
Etymology
Blend of back + forecast.
Meanings
- (UK, dialectal) Retrospective.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more backcast | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most backcast | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| back-cast | alternative | lexicographic |
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backcast en · ADV
Etymology
Blend of back + forecast.
Meanings
- (UK, dialectal, of time) Long ago; in the past.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| back-cast | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more backcast | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most backcast | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
backcast en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of back + forecast.
Meanings
- A cast or throw back.
- A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.
- (figuratively) Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.
- (UK, dialectal) Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.
- (UK, dialectal) Retrospect; hindsight.
- (UK, dialectal) backwater
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backcasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| back-cast | alternative | lexicographic |
backcast en · VERB
Etymology
Blend of back + forecast.
Meanings
- To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.
- (UK, dialectal) To change retrospectively; reverse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| backcasts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| backcasting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| backcast | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| backcast | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| backcasted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | common, error-unknown-tag, proscribed, sometimes | lexicographic |
| backcasted | Tense=Past | common, error-unknown-tag, proscribed, sometimes | lexicographic |
| back-cast | alternative | lexicographic |