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predicate

pred·i·cate

predicate

 
pronunciation:
pre d kiht
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does, or what is done to the subject. It is made of the verb and all the words that describe the verb or that the verb affects.
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derivations: predicative (adj.), predicatively (adv.), predication (n.)
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