What does predict mean?
Definitions for predict
prɪˈdɪktpre·dict
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word predict.
Princeton's WordNet
predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promiseverb
make a prediction about; tell in advance
"Call the outcome of an election"
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predictverb
indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"
Wiktionary
predictverb
To state, or make something known in advance, especially using inference or special knowledge.
predictverb
To believe or hold to be true in advance; forehold; surmise.
How could I ever predict this could happen?
predictverb
To foretell, foresee or prophesy.
Etymology: 17th Century: from praedicere, from prae + dicere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PREDICTverb
To foretell; to foreshow.
Etymology: prædictus, Lat. predire, Fr.
He is always inveighing against such unequal distributions; nor does he ever cease to predict publick ruins, till his private are repaired. Government of the Tongue.
Wikipedia
predict
A prediction (Latin præ-, "before," and dicere, "to say"), or forecast, is a statement about a future event or data. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge. There is no universal agreement about the exact difference from "estimation"; different authors and disciplines ascribe different connotations. Future events are necessarily uncertain, so guaranteed accurate information about the future is impossible. Prediction can be useful to assist in making plans about possible developments.
ChatGPT
predict
To predict means to state or estimate that something will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something. This is often based on trends, patterns, experience, or evidence at hand.
Webster Dictionary
Predictverb
to tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet
Predictnoun
a prediction
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Predict
prē-dikt′, v.t. to declare or tell beforehand: to prophesy.—adj. Predic′table.—n. Predic′tion, act of predicting: that which is predicted or foretold: prophecy.—adj. Predic′tive, foretelling: prophetic.—n. Predic′tor. [L. prædictus, pa.p. of prædicĕre—præ, before, dicĕre, to say.]
Editors Contribution
predict
To communicate or forecast a proactive possibility or plan.
The accountant did predict that the budget was on tract and he was correct.
Submitted by MaryC on January 11, 2020
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'predict' in Verbs Frequency: #495
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of predict in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of predict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of predict in a Sentence
You have a supercomputer pointed at your brain, it's a race between Facebook's voodoo doll, where you flick your finger and they predict what to show you next, and Google's voodoo doll.
Let's see how things are moving. It's too early to predict in one way. We are watching very carefully.
Goodyear Vice President Pierre Jambon:
Lighter-than-air seems to be a category of aircraft that captures people's imaginations, it's peaceful; it's slow; it's a wonderful experience. Will there be an airship renaissance? Anything is possible, but I wouldn't predict that.
We can predict that we would likely be in Phase One trial just to determine if it's safe and if it induces a good response probably by the end of the summer, if it looks like it's safe, we'll go to the next stage.
If Treasuries become something that people are worried about holding, then that has ripple effects throughout capital markets throughout the world, in ways that are really difficult to predict.
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- تنبأArabic
- předvídat, předpovídat, předpovědětCzech
- vorhersagen, prophezeienGerman
- προβλέπω, προφητεύωGreek
- predecirSpanish
- پیشگوییPersian
- ennakoida, ennustaaFinnish
- prédireFrench
- भविष्यवाणीHindi
- predicerInterlingua
- predireItalian
- 予言するJapanese
- 예언하다Korean
- provideo, praedico, praecaveo, praeloquor, caveoLatin
- paredzētLatvian
- voorspellenDutch
- forutsiNorwegian
- przewidywać, przewidziećPolish
- predizer, preverPortuguese
- preziceRomanian
- предсказывать, предречь, предрекать, предсказатьRussian
- predskazati, prognozirati, predvidjetiSerbo-Croatian
- förutsägaSwedish
- bashiriSwahili
- ทำนายThai
- پیشن گوئیUrdu
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