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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 praedcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

pre·dicta·bili·ty n.
pre·dicta·ble adj.
pre·dicta·bly adv.
pre·dictive adj.
pre·dictive·ly adv.
pre·dictive·ness n.
pre·dictor 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
Verb
to tell about in advance; prophesy [Latin praedicere]
predictable adj
predictably adv
predictor n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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
bet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"
forecast, calculate - predict in advance
prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
2.predict - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
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] vtpredecir, pronosticar

predict [prɪˈdɪkt] vtprédire

predict [prɪˈdɪkt] vtvorhersagen

predict [prɪˈdɪkt] vtpredire

predict
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 예언하다, 예보하다 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
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 ennustettavissa oleva prévisible צָפוּי מְרֹאש भविष्यवचनीय, पूर्वकथनीय koji se može očekivati,predvidljvi kiszámítható bisa diramalkan fyrirsjáanlegur prevedibile 予想できる 예언[]할 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
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 arvailu prédiction נְבוּאָה भविष्यवाणी, पूर्वकथन, पूर्वानुमान predskazanje,predvidljivost jóslás ramalan spá predizione, pronostico 予想 예언, 예보 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


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