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predicate noun — Gram. a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor … Useful english dictionary
predicate noun — /prɛdɪkət ˈnaʊn/ (say predikuht nown) noun (in English and some other languages) a noun following one of a certain group of verbs and designating the same entity as the subject (he is the king) or the direct object (they made him king) …
predicate — ► NOUN 1) Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2) Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. ► VERB 1)… … English terms dictionary
predicate nominative — noun : a predicate noun or pronoun in the nominative or common case completing the meaning of a link verb (as consul in “Caesar consul erat” or “Caesar was consul”) … Useful english dictionary
predicate — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praedicatum, from neuter of praedicatus Date: 15th century 1. a. something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic b. a term designating a property or relation 2. the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
predicate — verb (predicated, predicating) –verb (t) /ˈprɛdɪkeɪt / (say predikayt) 1. to proclaim; declare; affirm or assert. 2. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition. 3. to connote or imply. 4. to found or base (a statement, action …
predicate — predication, n. predicational, adj. predicative /pred i kay tiv, keuh /; Brit. /pri dik euh tiv/, adj. predicatively, adv. v. /pred i kayt /; adj., n. /pred i kit/, v., predicated, predicating … Universalium
predicate nominative — (in Latin, Greek, and certain other languages) a predicate noun or adjective in the nominative case. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
predicate term — noun Etymology: predicate (I) : predicate 1 a … Useful english dictionary
predicate — noun prɛdɪkət 1》 Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2》 Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. verb… … English new terms dictionary
