predictable

pre·dict

 (prĭ-dĭkt′)

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: predicted an active hurricane season because of warmer ocean-surface temperatures.

v.intr.

To foretell something.

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[Latin praedīcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n.

pre·dict′a·ble adj.

pre·dict′a·bly adv.

pre·dic′tive adj.

pre·dic′tive·ly adv.

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.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

predictable - capable of being foretold sure, certain - certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" unpredictable - not capable of being foretold

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predictable

adjective likely, expected, sure, certain, anticipated, reliable, foreseen, on the cards, foreseeable, sure-fire (informal), calculable This was a predictable reaction.
surprising, unlikely, unexpected, unpredictable, out of the blue, unforeseen

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Translations

مُتوَقَعمُمْكِن التَّكَهُّن به

předvídatelný

forudsigelig

voraussagbarvorhersagbarvorhersehbar

προβλέψιμος

predecibleprevisible

ennalta arvattavaennustettava

prévisible

predvidiv

fyrirsjáanlegur

prevedibile

予想できる

예측 가능한

voorspelbaar

forutsigbarforutsigelig

przewidywalny

previsível

предсказуемый

predvídateľný

napovedljiv

förutsägbar

พอที่จะทำนายได้

önceden kestirilebilentahmin edilebilir

có thể đoán trước

可预言的

predictable

[prɪˈdɪktəbl] ADJ [result, outcome] → previsible
his reaction was predictable → su reacción era de esperar
the contents of the report were entirely predictable → el contenido del informe era totalmente previsible
people were so predictable → era tan fácil prever las reacciones de la gente
you're so predictable! (= always saying the same) → ¡siempre sales con las mismas!; (= always behaving the same) → ¡siempre estás igual!
you men are so predictable → siempre se sabe lo que los hombres vais a hacer/decir

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predictable

[prɪˈdɪktəb^əl] adj

[result, reaction, effect] → prévisible

(pejorative) [person, film, plot] → prévisible
You're so predictable! → Tu es si prévisible!

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predictable

adj event, reaction → vorher- or voraussagbar; person → durchschaubar; to be predictable → vorher- or voraussagbar sein, vorher- or vorauszusagen sein; that was predictable! → das war vorherzusehen!; you’re so predictable → man weiß doch genau, wie Sie reagieren; with predictable consequences → mit vorhersehbaren or voraussagbaren Folgen; to follow a predictable pattern → einem vorhersehbaren or voraussagbaren Muster folgen

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predictable

[prɪˈdɪktəbl] adj → prevedibile

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predict

(priˈdikt) verb

to say in advance; to foretell. He predicted a change in the weather. voorspel يَتَنَبَّأ، يَتَكَهَّن предсказвам prever předpověď vorhersagen forudsige; spå προλέγω, προβλέπωpredecir, 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 voorspellenforutsiprzewidzieć وړاند وينه كول prever a prezice предсказывать predpovedať napovedati predvideti förutsäga, förutspå ทำนาย tahmin etmek 預言 робити прогноз; передрікати پيشين گوئي کرنا dự đoán 预言

preˈdictable adjective

(negative unpredictable) able to be foretold. His anger was predictable. voorspelbaar مُمْكِن التَّكَهُّن به предвидим previsível předvídatelný voraussagbar forudsigelig προβλέψιμος, αναμενόμενοςpredecible, 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 voorspelbaarforutsigbar do przewidzenia د وړانوينى وړ 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

preˈdiction (-ʃən) noun

I'm making no predictions about the result of the race. voorspelling تنَبًّؤ، تَكَهُّن предвиждане previsão předpověď die Vorhersage forudsigelse; spådom πρόβλεψηpredicción, pronóstico ennustus پیش بینی ennuste prédictionנבואה भविष्यवाणी, पूर्वकथन, पूर्वानुमान predskazanje, predvidljivost jóslás ramalan spá predizione, pronostico 予想 예상 nuspėjimas, pranašystė pareģojums ramalan voorspellingspådom, forutsigelseprzepowiednia وړاند وينه previsão previziune прогноз predpoveď napoved predviđanje förutsägelse, spådom การทำนาย tahmin, önceden kestirme 預言 передбачення; прогноз پيشين گوئي sự dự đoán 预言

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predictable

→ مُتوَقَع předvídatelný forudsigelig vorhersehbar προβλέψιμος previsible ennalta arvattava prévisible predvidiv prevedibile 予想できる 예측 가능한 voorspelbaar forutsigelig przewidywalny previsível предсказуемый förutsägbar พอที่จะทำนายได้ tahmin edilebilir có thể đoán trước 可预言的

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