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pre⋅dict
[pri-dikt] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to foretell the future; make a prediction. |
Origin:
1540–50; < L praedictus, ptp. of praedīcere to foretell, equiv. to prae- pre- + dic-, var. s. of dīcere to say + -tus ptp. suffix; see dictum
1540–50; < L praedictus, ptp. of praedīcere to foretell, equiv. to prae- pre- + dic-, var. s. of dīcere to say + -tus ptp. suffix; see dictum
Related forms:
pre⋅dict⋅a⋅ble, adjective
pre⋅dict⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
pre⋅dict⋅a⋅bly, adverb
Synonyms:
1, 2. presage, divine, augur, project, prognosticate, portend. Predict, prophesy, foresee, forecast mean to know or tell (usually correctly) beforehand what will happen. To predict is usually to foretell with precision of calculation, knowledge, or shrewd inference from facts or experience: The astronomers can predict an eclipse; it may, however, be used without the implication of underlying knowledge or expertise: I predict she'll be a success at the party. Prophesy usually means to predict future events by the aid of divine or supernatural inspiration: Merlin prophesied the two knights would meet in conflict; this verb, too, may be used in a more general, less specific sense. I prophesy he'll be back in the old job. To foresee refers specifically not to the uttering of predictions but to the mental act of seeing ahead; there is often (but not always) a practical implication of preparing for what will happen: He was clever enough to foresee this shortage of materials. Forecast has much the same meaning as predict; it is used today particularly of the weather and other phenomena that cannot easily be accurately predicted: Rain and snow are forecast for tonight. Economists forecast a rise in family income.
1, 2. presage, divine, augur, project, prognosticate, portend. Predict, prophesy, foresee, forecast mean to know or tell (usually correctly) beforehand what will happen. To predict is usually to foretell with precision of calculation, knowledge, or shrewd inference from facts or experience: The astronomers can predict an eclipse; it may, however, be used without the implication of underlying knowledge or expertise: I predict she'll be a success at the party. Prophesy usually means to predict future events by the aid of divine or supernatural inspiration: Merlin prophesied the two knights would meet in conflict; this verb, too, may be used in a more general, less specific sense. I prophesy he'll be back in the old job. To foresee refers specifically not to the uttering of predictions but to the mental act of seeing ahead; there is often (but not always) a practical implication of preparing for what will happen: He was clever enough to foresee this shortage of materials. Forecast has much the same meaning as predict; it is used today particularly of the weather and other phenomena that cannot easily be accurately predicted: Rain and snow are forecast for tonight. Economists forecast a rise in family income.
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| pre·dict (prĭ-dĭkt') v. pre·dict·ed, pre·dict·ing, pre·dicts v. tr. To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge. v. intr. To foretell something; prophesy. [Latin praedīcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots.] pre·dict'a·bil'i·ty n., pre·dict'a·ble adj., pre·dict'a·bly adv., pre·dic'tive adj., pre·dic'tive·ly adv., pre·dic'tive·ness n., pre·dic'tor n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to tell about something in advance of its occurrence by means of special knowledge or inference: predict an eclipse; couldn't call the outcome of the game; forecasting the weather; foretold events that would happen; prognosticating a rebellion. |
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Predict
Pre*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Predicting.] [L. praedictus, p. p. of praedicere to predict; prae before + dicere to say, tell. See Diction, and cf. Preach.] To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet. Syn: To foretell; prophesy; prognosticate; presage; forebode; foreshow; bode.Predict
Pre*dict"\, n. A prediction. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : Predict
Spanish:
predecir, pronosticar,
German:
vorhersagen,
Japanese:
予想する
predict
1623, "to foretell, prophesy," from L. prædicatus, pp. of prædicere "foretell, advise, give notice," from præ- "before" + dicere "to say" (see diction). Scientific sense of "to have as a deducible consequence" is recorded from 1961. Prediction is recorded from 1561, from L. prædictio "a foretelling," from prædictus. Predictably "as could have been predicted" is attested from 1914.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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