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predict Definition

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

predict Related Forms

pre·dict′·abil′·ity noun pre·dict′·able adjective pre·dict′·ably adverb pre·dic′·tive adjective pre·dic′·tively adverb pre·dic′·tor noun

predict Synonyms

predict

v.

prophesy, prognosticate, divine; see foretell.

predict Usage Examples

Object

  • outcome: Geri Sullivan struck: ` You know me well enough to predict the outcome of that.
  • likelihood: In fact the low cost uk life insurance the predicted likelihood.
  • grade: If you haven't taken your examinations yet your teacher should be able to give you an idea of your predicted grades.
  • behavior: He appears to have been the first to predict this behavior.
  • probability: By allowing the single mothers and purchase decision the the predicted probability.
  • demise: BAS glaciologist Dr. David Vaughan said, " In 1998, BAS predicted the demise of more ice shelves around the Antarctic Peninsula.

Modifying Another Word

  • accurately: The first was the old problem of accurately predicting the big day.
  • confidently: The volumes can however be confidently predicted, in most cases, to fill the available capacity.
  • reliably: Laundering money through electronic markets works only if you can reliably predict the direction of the market.
  • correctly: The ultimate aim is to estimate the possibility of correctly predicting the function of unknown proteins using these features.

Used with why or when

  • which: On the entry form, entrants predict which golfer they think will gain the most points during the season.
  • who: It is also not possible to predict who will experience more severe symptoms.
  • what: They will enter formulae to model or predict what their class waste survey might look like based on their own data.
  • where: But even if you accurately predicted where your money is going, you should still ask yourself whether those expenditures are worthwhile.
  • when: So what would you not predict when he announces a solo acoustic tour of Europe?

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.
  • grow: Road transport is predicted to grow by a further 33 per cent in the next 20 years.

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.
  • accuracy: Figure 3 February CET was predicted with impressive accuracy by a model including both the P & S indices.