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Definition of predict in English: predictverb prɪˈdɪktprəˈdɪkt [with object]Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something. 断言；预言，预计；预卜 it is too early to predict a result 现在就预言结果为时过早。 with clause he predicts that the trend will continue 他预言这一趋势还将继续下去。 Example sentencesExamples - Forecasters are predicting a return to warm weather in the next few days.
- Others have found that faster growth in childhood predicts obesity in adulthood.
- He also predicts promotions and partnerships will be more tightly controlled in future.
- They are also working to predict future demand in the face of further housing development.
- In the future, we may be able to predict such events, and their impact on the Earth.
- After all, huge scientific advances are predicted for the early years of this century.
- It would be impossible at this point to predict the outcome of a future referendum.
- Matt Moore, project officer at the museum, predicts a fun night for all assuming the weather holds out.
- The weather forecast predicts a sunny start on Sunday but showers arriving later in the day.
- On the day of his birth a Brahmin priest predicts his future greatness.
- I correctly predicted the early demise of a friend's relationship with this method.
- In clinical practice it is essential to know how a particular test result predicts the risk of abnormality.
- If we could predict the future uses of new technology, they wouldn't be innovative.
- Isn't it amazing how far into the future they can predict the weather these days?
- Great strides have been made in predicting the place and the size of future earthquakes.
Synonyms forecast, foretell, foresee, prophesy, divine, prognosticate, anticipate, see, say, tell in advance, project, speculate, envision, envisage, imagine, picture, estimate, conjecture, guess, hazard a guess archaic augur, previse, presage, foreshow Scottish archaic spae rare vaticinate, auspicate
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin praedict- 'made known beforehand, declared', from the verb praedicere, from prae- 'beforehand' + dicere 'say'. verdict from Middle English: After the Norman Conquest, French became the language of the law in England and many French legal terms made their way into English. Verdict came immediately from French, but goes back to Latin verus ‘true’, source also of verify (Middle English), veritable (Late Middle English), and very (Middle English), and dicere ‘to say’, from which addict (mid 16th century) originally ‘assigned by decree’ and so bound to something; condition (Middle English) speaking with, agreement; contradiction (Late Middle English) ‘speaking against’; dictate (early 17th century); predict (late 16th century) ‘speaking in advance’; and numerous other words derive.
Rhymesaddict, afflict, conflict, constrict, contradict, convict, delict, depict, evict, hand-picked, inflict, interdict, Pict, reconvict, strict Definition of predict in US English: predictverbprəˈdiktprəˈdɪkt [with object]Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something. 断言；预言，预计；预卜 it is too early to predict a result 现在就预言结果为时过早。 with clause he predicts that the trend will continue 他预言这一趋势还将继续下去。 Example sentencesExamples - If we could predict the future uses of new technology, they wouldn't be innovative.
- After all, huge scientific advances are predicted for the early years of this century.
- He also predicts promotions and partnerships will be more tightly controlled in future.
- The weather forecast predicts a sunny start on Sunday but showers arriving later in the day.
- I correctly predicted the early demise of a friend's relationship with this method.
- Forecasters are predicting a return to warm weather in the next few days.
- In the future, we may be able to predict such events, and their impact on the Earth.
- Others have found that faster growth in childhood predicts obesity in adulthood.
- It would be impossible at this point to predict the outcome of a future referendum.
- Great strides have been made in predicting the place and the size of future earthquakes.
- Isn't it amazing how far into the future they can predict the weather these days?
- They are also working to predict future demand in the face of further housing development.
- Matt Moore, project officer at the museum, predicts a fun night for all assuming the weather holds out.
- In clinical practice it is essential to know how a particular test result predicts the risk of abnormality.
- On the day of his birth a Brahmin priest predicts his future greatness.
Synonyms forecast, foretell, foresee, prophesy, divine, prognosticate, anticipate, see, say, tell in advance, project, speculate, envision, envisage, imagine, picture, estimate, conjecture, guess, hazard a guess
OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin praedict- ‘made known beforehand, declared’, from the verb praedicere, from prae- ‘beforehand’ + dicere ‘say’. |