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pre·dict (prē dikt′, pri-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to say in advance (what one believes will happen); foretell (a future event or events)

Etymology: < L praedictus, pp. of praedicere < prae-, before (see pre-) + dicere, to tell: see diction

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predict Synonyms

predict

v.

prophesy, prognosticate, divine; see foretell.


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predict Usage Examples

Object

  • outcome: Geri Sullivan struck: ` You know me well enough to predict the outcome of that.

Modifying Another Word

  • accurately: The first was the old problem of accurately predicting the big day.

Used with why or when

  • which: On the entry form, entrants predict which golfer they think will gain the most points during the season.

Infinitive complement

  • rise: The developing world's one third share of the global shop in 1990 is predicted to rise to two thirds by 2050.

Preposition: in

  • advance: There is an extra factor -- that of individual susceptibility -- which cannot be predicted in advance.

Preposition: with

  • certainty: It is difficult to predict with certainty the way ahead because of the current proposals for re-organisation.
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