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–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

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—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.

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pre·dict Audio Help   (prĭ-dĭkt') Pronunciation Key
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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predict
verb
1.	make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
2.	indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
predict [priˈdikt] verb

to say in advance; to foretell
Example: He predicted a change in the weather.

Arabic:	يَتَنَبَّأ، يَتَكَهَّن
Chinese (Simplified):	预言
Chinese (Traditional):	預言
Czech:	předpověď
Danish:	forudsige; spå
Dutch:	voorspellen
Estonian:	ennustama
Finnish:	ennustaa
French:	prédire
German:	vorhersagen
Greek:	προλέγω, προβλέπω
Hungarian:	megjósol, (előre) megmond
Icelandic:	spá
Indonesian:	meramalkan
Italian:	predire, preannunciare

Japanese:	予想する
Korean:	예언하다, 예보하다
Latvian:	pareģot; paredzēt
Lithuanian:	numatyti
Norwegian:	forutsi
Polish:	przewidzieć
Portuguese (Brazil):	predizer
Portuguese (Portugal):	prever
Romanian:	a prezice
Russian:	предсказывать
Slovak:	predpovedať
Slovenian:	napovedati
Spanish:	predecir, pronosticar
Swedish:	förutsäga, förutspå
Turkish:	tahmin etmek

See also: predictable, prediction

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Predict

Preach\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Preached; p. pr. & vb. n. Preaching.] [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. pr[^e]cher, fr. L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before + dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from (assumed) LL. praedictare. See Diction, and cf. Predicate, Predict.]

1. To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject, or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon.

How shall they preach, except they be sent? --Rom. x. 15.

From that time Jesus began to preach. --Matt. iv. 17.

2. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse in the manner of a preacher.

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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.

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