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predict

/pɹɪˈdɪkt/

predict verb: 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.

Verb

predict (third-person singular simple present predicts, present participle predicting, simple past and past participle predicted)

  1. (transitive) 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.
    • After he had renounced his fathers bishoprick of Valentia in Spaine... and to attaine by degrees the Maiesty of Cesar, was created Duke of that place, gaue for his poesie, Aut Cesar, aut nihil. which being not fauoured from the heauens, had presently the euent the same predicted.1590, E. Daunce, A Briefe Discourse on the Spanish State, section 40
    • Professor Trelawney kept predicting Harry’s death, which he found extremely annoying.2000 July 8, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], “Mad-Eye Moody”, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter; 4), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 171
  2. (transitive, usually, laws) To imply.
    • It is interesting to see how clearly theory predicts the difference between the ascending and descending curves of a dynamo.1886, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 177. 338
    • For both men and women, greater symmetry predicted a larger number of past sex partners.1996 June 3, Geoffrey Cowley, “The biology of beauty”, in Newsweek
  3. (intransitive) To make predictions.
    • The devil can both predict and make predictors.1652, J. Gaule, Πυς-μαντια the mag-astro-mancer, 196
  4. (rare, transitive) To direct a ranged weapon against a target by means of a predictor.
    • They're predicting us now; looks like a barrage.1943, L. Cheshire, Bomber Pilot, iii. 57

Noun

predict (plural predicts)

  1. (obsolete) A prediction.
    • Or say with Princes if it shall go well, / By oft predict that I in heaven find.1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 14”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC

predict meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

predict in Hindi

भविष्यवाणी करना

predict in Tamil

to state, or make something known in advance
கணி kaṇi

predict in Marathi

अंदाज लावणे

predict in Urdu

پیش گوئی کرنا
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predict in Bengali
ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা, গণনা করা
predict in Malayalam
പ്രവചിക്കുക
predict in Kannada
ಕಣಿವೇಳ್, ಕಣಿವೇಳು, ಕಣಿಹೇಳು, ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ನುಡಿ
predict in Gujarati
આગાહી કરવી, આગાહી કરો
predict in Odia
ପୂର୍ବାନୁମାନ କରନ୍ତୁ
predict in Arabic
تَنَبَّأَ tanabbaʔa
predict in Persian
پیشگویی
predict in Thai
ทำนาย tam-naai
predict in Vietnamese
dự báo

Examples of predict in a sentence

  • The bank of clouds on the horizon announced the arrival of the predicted storm front.
  • They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.
  • Let's see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.

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Synonyms of predict

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Antonyms

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Forms of predict

Verb
third-person singular presentpredicts
present participlepredicting
past participlepredicted
pastpredicted
second-person singular present (archaic)predictest
second-person singular past (archaic)predictedst
third-person singular present (archaic)predicteth
alternative form (archaic)prædict
Noun
pluralpredicts

Past tense of predict: predicted

Origin of predict

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.

Words formed from predict

Words that rhyme with predict

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Questions about predict

What does predict mean?
Predict means 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.
What is predict in Hindi?
Predict in Hindi is भविष्यवाणी करना. See Predict meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is predict?
Predict can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce predict?
Predict is pronounced /pɹɪˈdɪkt/.
What is the past tense of predict?
The past tense of predict is predicted.

Words near predict in the dictionary

  1. predicator
  2. predicators
  3. predicatory
  4. predicentrine
  5. predicrotic
  6. predict
  7. predictabilities
  8. predictability
  9. predictable
  10. predictableness
  11. predictables

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Adapted from Wiktionary: predict (page history and authors); predict (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predict (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predict (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predict (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predict (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predict (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); predict (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); predict (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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