PREDICT
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PREDICT
Full Definition of PREDICT
transitive verb
: to declare or indicate in advance; especially
: foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason
intransitive verb
: to make a prediction
— pre·dict·abil·i·ty \-ˌdik-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— pre·dict·able \-ˈdik-tə-bəl\ adjective
— pre·dic·tive \-ˈdik-tiv\ adjective
— pre·dic·tive·ly \-lē\ adverb
— pre·dic·tor \-ˈdik-tər\ noun
Examples of PREDICT
- All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon.
- She claims that she can predict future events.
- It's hard to predict how the election will turn out.
- Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well.
- Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.