Predict
11predict — predictable, adj. predictability, n. predictably, adv. /pri dikt /, v.t. 1. to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization. v.i. 2. to foretell the future; make a prediction. [1540 …
12predict — verb no one can predict the outcome Syn: forecast, foretell, foresee, prophesy, anticipate, tell in advance, envision, envisage; literary previse; archaic augur, presage •• predict, augur, divine, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, prognosticate,… …
13predict — 01. A fortune teller [predicted] that the world will end in the year 2000, but obviously she was wrong. 02. I don t believe that fortune tellers can [predict] the future. 03. Some people believe that Nostradamus [predicted] the rise of both… …
14predict — pre•dict [[t]prɪˈdɪkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to declare or tell in advance; foretell 2) to foretell the future; make a prediction • Etymology: 1540–50; < L praedictus, ptp. of praedīcere to foretell =prae pre +dīcere to say pre•dict′a•ble, adj.… …
15predict */*/*/ — UK [prɪˈdɪkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms predict : present tense I/you/we/they predict he/she/it predicts present participle predicting past tense predicted past participle predicted to say what you think will happen in the future They re… …
16predict — pre|dict W3S3 [prıˈdıkt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of praedicere to say beforehand ] to say that something will happen, before it happens →↑prediction ▪ Sales were five percent lower than predicted. predict (that) …
17predict — /prI dIkt/ verb (T) to say that something will happen or that something will happen in a particular way: Economists are predicting a fall in interest rates. | predict (that): The report predicted that more jobs would be lost in the coal industry …
18predict — v. 1) (K) I predicted their getting into trouble 2) (L) she predicted that it would rain 3) (Q) who can predict how the elections will turn out? * * * [prɪ dɪkt] (0) who can predict how the elections will turn out? (K) I predicted their getting… …
19predict — pre|dict [ prı dıkt ] verb transitive *** to say what you think will happen in the future: They re predicting heavy rain for tomorrow. predict (that): Industry leaders predict that another 8,000 jobs could be lost by the end of the year …
20predict — [[t]prɪdɪ̱kt[/t]] ♦♦♦ predicts, predicting, predicted VERB If you predict an event, you say that it will happen. [V n] The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest... [V that] He predicted that my hair would grow back in no time …
