PRESIDENTIAL FORECASTChance of winning
88%
Hillary Clinton
12%
Donald J. Trump
Christmas edition archive: The great Austrian astronomer Johannes Kepler, the man who showed that planets move round the sun in ellipses, not circles, thought that the Star of Bethlehem was probably a nova or a supernova, a star brilliantly blowing up. There are many theories about what it was that foretold the birth of Christ. Here's another http://econ.st/1bSGYB9
88%
Hillary Clinton
12%
Donald J. Trump
Christmas edition archive: The great Austrian astronomer Johannes Kepler, the man who showed that planets move round the sun in ellipses, not circles, thought that the Star of Bethlehem was probably a nova or a supernova, a star brilliantly blowing up. There are many theories about what it was that foretold the birth of Christ. Here's another http://econ.st/1bSGYB9
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active (BUSY/INVOLVED) adjective
1 busy with or ready to perform a particular activity:
physically/mentally active
You've got to try to keep active as you grow older.
Enemy forces remain active in the mountainous areas around the city.
She's very active in (= involved in) local politics.
Both of his parents were very politically active.
It is important to educate children before they become sexually active.
He takes a more active role in the team nowadays.
She's an active member of her trade union (= not only belongs to it, but does work to help it).
2 describes a volcano that might erupt (= throw out hot liquid rock or other matter) at any time
actively adverb
He's very actively involved in (= does a lot of work for) the local Labour Party.
It's nice having a man who actively encourages me to spend money.
I've been actively looking for a job (= trying hard to find one) for six months.
1 busy with or ready to perform a particular activity:
physically/mentally active
You've got to try to keep active as you grow older.
Enemy forces remain active in the mountainous areas around the city.
She's very active in (= involved in) local politics.
Both of his parents were very politically active.
It is important to educate children before they become sexually active.
He takes a more active role in the team nowadays.
She's an active member of her trade union (= not only belongs to it, but does work to help it).
2 describes a volcano that might erupt (= throw out hot liquid rock or other matter) at any time
actively adverb
He's very actively involved in (= does a lot of work for) the local Labour Party.
It's nice having a man who actively encourages me to spend money.
I've been actively looking for a job (= trying hard to find one) for six months.
on active service
fighting in a war:
He was the first member of his regiment to die while on active service.
fighting in a war:
He was the first member of his regiment to die while on active service.
forecast noun [C]
a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions:
economic forecasts
The weather forecast said it was going to rain later today.forecast verb [T] forecast forecasted, forecast forecasted
to say what you expect to happen in the future:
They forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.
Snow has been forecast for tonight.[+ to infinitive] Oil prices are forecast to increase by less than 2% this year.
forecaster noun [C]
a person who tells you what particular conditions are expected to be like:
an economic forecaster
a weather forecaster
a statement of what is judged likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation, or the expected weather conditions:
economic forecasts
The weather forecast said it was going to rain later today.forecast verb [T] forecast forecasted, forecast forecasted
to say what you expect to happen in the future:
They forecast a large drop in unemployment over the next two years.
Snow has been forecast for tonight.[+ to infinitive] Oil prices are forecast to increase by less than 2% this year.
forecaster noun [C]
a person who tells you what particular conditions are expected to be like:
an economic forecaster
a weather forecaster
bode
Syllabification: (bode)
Pronunciation: /bōd/
verb
[no object] (bode well/ill)Origin:
Old English bodian 'proclaim, foretell', from boda 'messenger', of Germanic origin; related to German Bote, also to bid1forebode
Syllabification: (fore·bode)
Pronunciation: /fôrˈbōd/
verb
[with object] archaic or literarypredict[pre・dict]
- 発音記号[pridíkt]
[動](他)[III[名]/that節/wh-節](▼直接話法も導く);…を予報する, …と予言する
The weatherman predicts snow for tonight.
天気予報では今夜は雪だ.
天気予報では今夜は雪だ.
━━(自)予言する, 予報する.
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