pre·dic·tion

(prĭ-dĭk′shən)

1. The act of predicting.

2. Something foretold or predicted; a prophecy.

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prediction

(prɪˈdɪkʃən)

1. the act of predicting

2. something predicted; a forecast, prophecy, etc

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pre•dic•tion

(prɪˈdɪk ʃən)

n.

1. the act of predicting.

2. an instance of this; something predicted; prophecy.

[1555–65; < Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	prediction - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) anticipation, prevision abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning - thinking that is coherent and logical projection - a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations prophecy, vaticination, prognostication - knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) adumbration, foreshadowing, prefiguration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
	2.	prediction - a statement made about the future forecasting, foretelling, prognostication statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" extropy - the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe fortunetelling - the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment) horoscope - a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets meteorology, weather forecasting - predicting what the weather will be forecast, prognosis - a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop divination, prophecy - a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

prediction

noun prophecy, forecast, prognosis, divination, prognostication, augury, soothsaying, sortilege He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year. see divination

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prediction

noun

The act of predicting:

forecast, outlook, prognosis, prognostication, projection.

Translations

تنَبًّؤ، تَكَهُّن

předpověď

forudsigelsespådom

Vorhersage

predicción pronóstico

prédiction

jóslás

spá

predizione profezia

napoved

önceden kestirmetahmin

预测预言

prediction

[prɪˈdɪkʃən] N

1. (= forecast) (by expert, layman) → predicción f; (by clairvoyant, oracle) → vaticinio m, profecía f
their prediction that house prices would fall → su predicción de que el precio de la vivienda iba a bajar
there were dire predictions that thousands would die of malnutrition → hubo predicciones alarmantes de que miles de personas morirían por desnutrición
to make a prediction about sth → pronosticar or predecir algo

2. (= act) weather prediction has never been a perfect science → pronosticar el tiempo nunca ha sido una ciencia exacta

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

prediction

[prɪˈdɪkʃ^ən] n → prédiction f

prediction

n → Prophezeiung f, → Voraussage f

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prediction

[prɪˈdɪkʃ/ən] n → predizione f

predict

(priˈdikt) verb

to say in advance; to foretell. He predicted a change in the weather.

preˈdictable adjective

(negative unpredictable) able to be foretold. His anger was predictable.

preˈdiction (-ʃən) noun

I'm making no predictions about the result of the race.