pre·dict (pr -dkt )v. pre·dict·ed, pre·dict·ing, pre·dicts v.tr. To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge. v.intr. To foretell something; prophesy. [Latin praed  cere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]pre·dict  a·bili·ty n.pre·dict a·ble adj.pre·dict a·bly adv.pre·dic tive adj.pre·dic tive·ly adv.pre·dic tive·ness n.pre·dic tor n.Synonyms: predict, call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate These verbs mean to tell about something in advance of its occurrence by means of special knowledge or inference: predict an eclipse; couldn't call the outcome of the game; forecasting the weather; foretold events that would happen; prognosticating a rebellion. |
predict [prɪˈdɪkt]
vb
(tr; may take a clause as object) to state or make a declaration about in advance, esp on a reasoned basis; foretell
[from Latin praedīcere to mention beforehand, from prae before + dīcere to say]
predictable adj
predictability , predictableness n
predictably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | predict - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predict augur - predict from an omen prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration |
| 2. | predict - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, portend, presage, prognosticate, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration |
predict
Translations
predict [prɪˈdɪkt] VT → predecir, pronosticar, prever
"it'll end in disaster," he predicted → -será un desastre, -predijo or -pronosticó
the predicted fall in interest rates has not materialized → la bajada de los tipos de interés que estaba prevista aún no se ha materializado
the motion was passed, as predicted → la moción se aprobó como se había previsto or pronosticado
I can't predict the future → no puedo predecir or prever el futuro
he predicted a brilliant future for the child → le predijo un futuro brillante al niño
to predict that → predecir que, pronosticar que
nobody can predict what will happen → nadie puede predecir lo que va a pasar
"it'll end in disaster," he predicted → -será un desastre, -predijo or -pronosticó
the predicted fall in interest rates has not materialized → la bajada de los tipos de interés que estaba prevista aún no se ha materializado
the motion was passed, as predicted → la moción se aprobó como se había previsto or pronosticado
I can't predict the future → no puedo predecir or prever el futuro
he predicted a brilliant future for the child → le predijo un futuro brillante al niño
to predict that → predecir que, pronosticar que
nobody can predict what will happen → nadie puede predecir lo que va a pasar
predict
vt → vorher- or voraussagen, prophezeien
v predict [priˈdikt]
to say in advance; to foretell He predicted a change in the weather. voorspel يَتَنَبَّأ، يَتَكَهَّن предсказвам předpověď forudsige; spå vorhersagen προλέγω, προβλέπω predecir, pronosticar ennustama پیشگویی کردن ennustaa prédire לְנַבֵּא भविष्य बतलाना, भविष्यवाणी करना predvidjeti megjósol, (előre) megmond meramalkan spá predire, preannunciare 予想する 예상하다 numatyti pareģot; paredzēt meramalkan voorspellen forutsi przewidzieć prever a prezice предсказывать predpovedať napovedati predvideti förutsäga, förutspå ทำนาย tahmin etmek 預言 робити прогноз; передрікати پيشين گوئي کرنا dự đoán 预言
adj preˈdictable
(negativeunpredictable) able to be foretold His anger was predictable. voorspelbaar مُمْكِن التَّكَهُّن به предвидим předvídatelný forudsigelig voraussagbar προβλέψιμος, αναμενόμενος predecible, previsible ennustatav قابل پیش بینی ennustettava prévisible צָפוּי מְרֹאש भविष्यवचनीय, पूर्वकथनीय koji se može očekivati,predvidljvi kiszámítható bisa diramalkan fyrirsjáanlegur prevedibile 予想できる 예상할 수 있는 nuspėjamas pareģojams; paredzams, iepriekš nosakāms boleh diramalkan voorspelbaar forutsigbar do przewidzenia previsível previzibil предсказуемый predvídateľný napovedljiv predvidiv förutsägbar ที่สามารถทำนายได้ önceden kestirilebilen 可預言的 передбачуваний, прогнозований قابل پيشين گوئي có thể dự đoán 可预言的
n preˈdiction [-ʃən]
I'm making no predictions about the result of the race. voorspelling تنَبًّؤ، تَكَهُّن предвиждане předpověď forudsigelse; spådom die Vorhersage πρόβλεψη predicción, pronóstico ennustus پیش بینی ennuste prédiction נְבוּאָה भविष्यवाणी, पूर्वकथन, पूर्वानुमान predskazanje,predvidljivost jóslás ramalan spá predizione, pronostico 予想 예상 nuspėjimas, pranašystė pareģojums ramalan voorspelling spådom, forutsigelse przepowiednia previsão previziune прогноз predpoveď napoved predviđanje förutsägelse, spådom การทำนาย tahmin, önceden kestirme 預言 передбачення; прогноз پيشين گوئي sự dự đoán 预言
predict → يَتوَقع předpovědet forudsige vorhersagen προλέγω predecir ennustaa prédire predvidjeti predire 予想する 예측하다 voorspellen forutsi przepowiedzieć predizer предсказывать förutsäga ทำนาย öngörmek đoán trước 预言
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|