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(prɪdɪkt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense predicts, present participle predicting, past tense, past participle predicted
verb
If you predict an event, you say that it will happen.
The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest. [VERB noun]
He predicted that my hair would grow back 'in no time'. [VERB that]
It's hard to predict how a jury will react. [VERB wh]
'The war will continue another two or three years,' he predicted. [VERB with quote]
Synonyms: foretell, forecast, divine, foresee More Synonyms of predict

predict in British English

(prɪˈdɪkt)
verb
(tr; may take a clause as object)
to state or make a declaration about in advance, esp on a reasoned basis; foretell
Derived forms
predictable (preˈdictable)
adjective
predictability (preˌdictaˈbility) or predictableness (preˈdictableness)
noun
predictably (preˈdictably)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from Latin praedīcere to mention beforehand, from prae before + dīcere to say

predict in American English

(priˈdɪkt; prɪˈdɪkt)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
to say in advance (what one believes will happen); foretell (a future event or events)
Derived forms
predictability (preˌdictaˈbility)
noun
predictable (preˈdictable)
adjective
predictably (preˈdictably)
adverb
predictive (preˈdictive)
adjective
predictively (preˈdictively)
adverb
predictor (preˈdictor)
noun
Word origin
< L praedictus, pp. of praedicere < prae-, before (see pre-) + dicere, to tell: see diction

Examples of 'predict' in a sentence
predict

How did a victory that almost no one had predicted come about?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The bestseller was a vegan cacao and orange pot, which sold ten times the number predicted.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Another issue with yield is that it is hard to predict in advance.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The fact that confidence is so high should make us cautious about predicting further big gains.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
So we predict they are back on the menu.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He predicted rents will continue to rise unless new homes are built.
The Sun (2015)
Experts predict another surge in cyber scam attempts this year.
The Sun (2014)
We spent some time trying to predict how the remaining batsmen would play.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But sales were predicted to bounce back this year.
The Sun (2010)
And high winds are predicted to continue through next week and beyond.
The Sun (2015)
Therefore price changes cannot be predicted ahead of time.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
England are underdogs for the first time and defeat predicted.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But experts predict it will grow more rapidly here because of the prevalence of contactless payment points on high streets.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This was predicted well in advance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
 Another predicted it would halve queues.
The Sun (2014)
What lessons can we draw about predicting the next year's weather?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
France is now predicted to grow by just 0.7 per cent this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The biggest strength of this band is that you can't predict anything about them.
The Sun (2009)
In fact, optimism is the single most important factor in predicting who bounces back.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This trend will continue, he predicted.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It predicts another net 12,000 will go next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And it is predicted to grow 140 per cent over the next five years.
The Sun (2010)
Overall net profit is predicted to be about 590 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The warm, dry spell is predicted to continue into next week.
The Sun (2010)
Policy has to contend with a range of factors that are difficult to predict far in advance, such as technological change and fuel prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I predict the trend back towards real live bands will continue - but there's great pop on the way too.
The Sun (2006)

Quotations

You can only predict things after they happenEugène Ionesco

In other languages
predict

British English: predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ VERB
If you predict an event, you say that it will happen.
He predicted that my hair would grow back quickly.
  • American English: predict
  • Arabic: يَتوَقَع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: predizer
  • Chinese: 预言
  • Croatian: predvidjeti
  • Czech: předpovědet
  • Danish: forudsige
  • Dutch: voorspellen
  • European Spanish: predecir
  • Finnish: ennustaa
  • French: prédire
  • German: vorhersagen
  • Greek: προλέγω
  • Italian: predire
  • Japanese: 予想する
  • Korean: 예측하다
  • Norwegian: forutsi
  • Polish: przepowiedzieć
  • European Portuguese: predizer
  • Romanian: a prezice
  • Russian: предсказывать
  • Latin American Spanish: predecir
  • Swedish: förutsäga
  • Thai: ทำนาย
  • Turkish: öngörmek
  • Ukrainian: передбачити
  • Vietnamese: đoán trước

All related terms of 'predict'

predict growth
The growth of something such as an industry, organization, or idea is its development in size, wealth , or importance .
predict a recovery
When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves.
predict the outcome
The outcome of an activity, process, or situation is the situation that exists at the end of it.
predict the weather
The weather is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining , hot, or windy .
predict the temperature
The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is.

Chinese translation of 'predict'

predict

(prɪˈdɪkt)

vt

  1. [event, death etc] 预(預)言 (yùyán)
    to predict that ... 预(預)言 ... (yùyán ... )
(verb) 
Definition
to tell about in advance
Nobody can predict what will happen.
Synonyms
foretell
prophets who have foretold the end of the world
forecast
They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister.
divine
She tried to divine which of her siblings was telling the truth.
foresee
He did not foresee any problems.
prophesy
She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561.
call
augur
Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
presage
portend
Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom.
prognosticate
forebode
soothsay
vaticinate (rare)

Quotation

You can only predict things after they happen [Eugène Ionesco]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of augur
Definition
to be a good or bad sign of future events
Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
Synonyms
bode,
promise,
predict,
herald,
signify,
foreshadow,
prophesy,
harbinger,
presage,
prefigure,
portend,
betoken,
be an omen of,
bespeak (archaic)
in the sense of divine
Definition
to discover (something) by intuition or guessing
She tried to divine which of her siblings was telling the truth.
Synonyms
guess,
understand,
suppose,
suspect,
perceive,
discern,
infer,
deduce,
apprehend,
conjecture,
surmise,
foretell,
intuit,
prognosticate
in the sense of forebode
Synonyms
portend,
promise,
indicate,
predict,
warn of,
foreshadow,
augur,
presage,
foretell,
forewarn,
betoken,
prognosticate,
foretoken,
foreshow,
vaticinate (rare)

Synonyms of 'predict'

predict

Explore 'predict' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of forecast
Definition
to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc.), in advance
They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister.
Synonyms
predict,
anticipate,
foresee,
foretell,
call,
plan,
estimate,
calculate,
divine,
prophesy,
augur,
forewarn,
prognosticate,
vaticinate (rare)
in the sense of foresee
Definition
to see or know beforehand
He did not foresee any problems.
Synonyms
predict,
forecast,
anticipate,
envisage,
prophesy,
foretell,
forebode,
vaticinate (rare),
divine
in the sense of portend
Definition
to be an omen of
Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom.
Synonyms
foretell,
promise,
threaten,
indicate,
predict,
point to,
herald,
warn of,
omen,
bode,
foreshadow,
bespeak,
augur,
harbinger,
presage,
forewarn,
betoken,
prognosticate,
adumbrate,
foretoken,
vaticinate (rare)
in the sense of prophesy
Definition
to foretell
She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561.
Synonyms
predict,
forecast,
divine,
foresee,
augur,
presage,
foretell,
forewarn,
prognosticate,
soothsay,
vaticinate (rare)
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