English Explanatory Dictionary

predict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.
  2. To imply.
  3. To make predictions.
  4. To direct a ranged weapon against a target by means of a predictor.
noun
  1. A prediction.

Pronunciation

/pɹɪˈdɪkt/ en-us-predict.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predict.wav

Word forms

predict predicts predicting predicted no-table-tags glossary predictest predictedst predicteth prædict

Etymology

Early 17th century, from Latin praedicō (“to mention beforehand”) (perfect passive participle praedictus), from prae- (“before”) + dīcō (“to say”). Equivalent to Germanic forespeak, foretell, and foresay.

Synonyms

foretell forespell forespeak halsen anticipate augur bode call divine forecast foredeem forehold foresee foreshadow predict presage prognosticate prophesy

Antonyms

retrodict

Related words

predictability predictable predictably prediction predictive predictively predictiveness predictor portend intuit divination oracle precognition precognitive

Derived words

hopedict mispredict outpredict overpredict predictedly predicter predictingly predictory repredict underpredict underpredicted underpredicting unpredict unpredicted

Translations

Arabic: تَنَبَّأَ Armenian: կանխատեսել Asturian: predicir Asturian: augurar Basque: aurresan Bulgarian: прогнозирам Bulgarian: предсказвам Bulgarian: предскажа Catalan: predir Chinese Mandarin: 預測 /预测 Chinese Mandarin: 預判 /预判 Czech: předpovídat Czech: předpovědět Czech: předvídat Dutch: voorspellen Egyptian: s-r-E27-A2 Estonian: ennustama Finnish: ennakoida Finnish: ennustaa French: prédire German: vorhersagen Greek: προβλέπω Hungarian: megjósol Hungarian: előrejelez Icelandic: spá Ido: predicar Interlingua: predicer Irish: tuar Irish: réamhaithris Italian: predire Japanese: 予言する Khmer: ចាប់យាម Khmer: ទាយ Korean: 예언하다 Korean: 예측하다 Lao: ທຳນວາຍ Latin: praeloquor Latin: praedico Latin: ōminor Latin: cano Latvian: paredzēt Macedonian: предвидува Macedonian: предвиди Māori: matakite Māori: matapae Norwegian Bokmål: spå Old Norse: spá Persian: پیشگویی Piedmontese: predì Polish: przewidywać Polish: przewidzieć Portuguese: predizer Romanian: prezice Russian: предска́зывать Russian: предсказа́ть Scots: spae Serbo-Croatian: predvidjeti Serbo-Croatian: prognozirati Serbo-Croatian: predskazati Slovak: predpovedať
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