predict

prɪˈdɪkt

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Definition of predict - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

forecastingestimate or forecast based on present data or trends

Economists predict a rise in inflation.

anticipate

forecast

project

theory implication

TECH.

imply an outcome based on a theory or law

TECH.

The theory predicts an increase in temperature.

anticipate

forecast

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Expressions with predict

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predict doom and gloom

foresee a negative outcome

The analysts predict doom and gloom for the company's future.

Origin of predict

Latin, praedicere (to say before)

Terms with predict included in their meaning

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expect

forecasting

predict or believe something will happen

going to

aux.v.

predictions

used to predict something based on current evidence

palm reading

fortune telling

the practice of interpreting lines on the palm to predict the future

tell someone's fortune

supernatural

predict someone's future using supernatural methods

tell the future

prediction

predict events that will happen later

fortune-teller

seer

person who claims to predict the future using mystical means

call for

forecasting

predict or anticipate an event

prophetic

adj.

predictive

having the ability to predict future events

Examples of predict in a sentence

Analysts predict a drop in the stock market.
The model predicts a shift in consumer behavior.
Scientists predict changes in the ecosystem due to climate change.

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French:prévoir, prédire, ...
German:vorhersagen, voraussagen, ...
Italian:prevedere, ipotizzare, ...
Spanish:predecir, vaticinar, ...
Portuguese:prever, antecipar, ...
Chinese:预计, 预测, ...
Japanese:予測する, 示唆する, ...
Arabic:تَوَقَّعَ, ...
Hebrew:לַחֲזוֹת, לְנַבֵּא, ...
Russian:прогнозировать, предсказать, ...
Ukrainian:прогнозувати, ...
Hindi:पूर्वानुमान करना, ...
Bengali:পূর্বানুমান করা, অনুমান করা, ...
Catalan:predir, implicar, ...
Czech:předpovědět, předpovídat, ...
Danish:forudsige, forvente, ...
Dutch:voorspellen, ...
Greek:προβλέπω, υπονοεί, ...
Hungarian:előre jelezni, ...
Khmer:ព្យាករ, ព្យាករណ៍, ...
Korean:예측하다, 전망하다, ...
Persian:پیش‌بینی کردن, پیش‌بینی کرد, ...
Polish:przewidywać, przewidzieć, ...
Portuguese (BR):prever, antecipar, ...
Romanian:a prezice, a anticipa, ...
Swedish:prognostisera, anta, ...
Thai:คาดการณ์, บ่งบอก, ...
Turkish:öngörmek, ...
Vietnamese:dự báo, tiên đoán, ...

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