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| be going to |
used as an auxiliary verb to express a plan or intention to carry out some action, or to express a prediction of what seems likely to occur based on certain evidence. |
| be on to |
to have an accurate suspicion, theory, or prediction about something. [1/2 definitions] |
| bet |
to agree to give up (usu. money) to another person if one's prediction of some future result does not occur. [1/7 definitions] |
| forecast |
to make an estimate or calculation before something occurs; make a prediction. [2/4 definitions] |
| fortune cookie |
a hollow Chinese cookie made from a folded circle of thin dough, containing a slip of paper with a proverb, prediction, or the like. |
| horoscope |
advice or a prediction of events, based on such a diagram. [1/2 definitions] |
| presage |
to make a prediction of; forecast. [2/7 definitions] |
| prophecy |
a prediction or admonition, esp. when uttered by one considered to be a divine agent or prophet. [1/3 definitions] |
| self-fulfilling |
of a prediction or prophecy, being fulfilled because of its being foretold and therefore expected. [1/2 definitions] |
| will1 |
used to make a confident prediction, although in reality the facts are not known. [1/9 definitions] |
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