English Dictionary
Definition of “predict”
predict (prɪˈdɪkt
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr; may take a clause as object) to state or make a declaration about in advance, esp on a reasoned basis; foretell
Alternative Forms
preˈdictable adjective preˌdictaˈbility preˈdictableness noun preˈdictably adverb Word Origin
C17: from Latin praedīcere to mention beforehand, from prae before + dīcere to say
Synonyms
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foretell,
forecast,
divine,
foresee,
prophesy,
call,
augur,
presage,
portend,
prognosticate,
forebode,
soothsay,
vaticinate,
Quotations
"You can only predict things after they happen"
Eugène Ionesco
Translations
- British English:
predict
If you predict an event, you say that it will happen.He predicted that my hair would grow back quickly.prɪˈdɪkt VERB He predicted that my hair would grow back quickly.
- Spanish:
predecir
v
- French:
prédire
vt
- German:
vorhersagen
v
- Chinese: 预言 v
- Arabic: يَتوَقَع v
- Portuguese: predizer v
- Russian: предсказывать v
- Croatian: predvidjeti v
- Czech: předpovědet v předpovídat
- Danish: forudsige v
- Dutch: voorspellen v
- Finnish: ennustaa v
- Greek: προλέγω v
- Italian: predire v
- Japanese: 予想する v
- Korean: 예측하다 v
- Norwegian: forutsi v
- Polish: przepowiedzieć v przepowiadać
- Brazilian Portuguese: predizer v
- European Spanish:
predecir
v
- Swedish: förutsäga v
- Thai: ทำนาย v
- Turkish: öngörmek v
- Vietnamese: đoán trước v
Usage examples
Everything a major scene, am exhausted by trying to predict her next mood swing.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets, AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)And some experts predict this "trickle" will turn into a "flood".
New Scientist (2003)A campaign on the harsh terrain of a nation as large as California could be longer and more difficult than some predict.
Globe and Mail (2003)And, the more information we can get, the better we can predict what will happen in the future.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Which method of securing dreams will best predict the dreamers ' waking personality remains a question for further research.
Van de Castle, Robert L., Our Dreaming Mind (1994)
