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- pronunciation:
- pr
dIkt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
predicts, predicting, predicted |
| definition 1: |
to see or proclaim in advance (a future unplanned event); prophesy; foretell.
Can anyone really predict the future?In the famous opera, the gypsy, Carmen, predicts her own death.
- synonyms:
- foretell, presage
- similar words:
- augur, divine, expect, forecast, foresee, prognosticate, prophesy, see
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| definition 2: |
to announce the coming of (a future event) based on particular evidence or inference.
The weather report predicted snow for this afternoon.His mother had predicted that his marriage would not last, and, unfortunately, she was correct.[verb + (that) + clause
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The statistical model predicts that one in ten people will contract the disease.[verb + (that) + clause
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No one can predict when these political prisoners will be released.[verb + WH/whether/if + clause
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- similar words:
- anticipate, estimate, forecast, prognosticate, project
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| related words: |
discount, expect |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to foretell events.
- similar words:
- divine, prognosticate, prophesy
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| related words: |
calculate, forecast |
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| derivations: |
predictable (adj.), predictably (adv.), predictability (n.), predictor (n.) |
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