Difference between Foretelling and Forecasting

What is the difference between Foretelling and Forecasting?

Foretelling as a verb is to predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy. while Forecasting as a verb is to estimate how something will be in the future.

Foretelling

Part of speech: noun

Definition: prediction

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.

Forecasting

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To estimate how something will be in the future.

Example sentence: I came up with a 'forecasting cell,' which is basically a mixed intention cell or chord that is a complete hybrid of a consonance and a dissonance, and what that does when you are improvising is lead you to where you are supposed to go.

We hope you now know whether to use Foretelling or Forecasting in your sentence.

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