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prediction

Syllables: pre·dic·tion/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/

prediction noun: a statement of what will happen in the future.

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Noun

prediction (plural predictions)

  1. A statement of what will happen in the future.
    • make predictions about something
    • correct prediction
  2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

prediction meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

prediction in Hindi

a statement about the future
प्रागुक्ति prāgukti, भविष्यवाणी bhaviṣyavāṇī

prediction in Tamil

ஊகம், வருவதுரைத்தல், முன்கூற்று, முன் ஊகம்

prediction in Marathi

अंदाज

prediction in Urdu

prediction; foretelling
پیش گوئی peś goī
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prediction in Bengali
ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী bhobiśśodbani
prediction in Malayalam
പ്രവചനം pravacanaṁ
prediction in Kannada
ಬರುವುದರುಲಿಪು, ಆಗುವುದರುಲಿಪು, ಭವಿಷ್ಯವಾಣಿ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ಕಥನ
prediction in Punjabi
ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ
prediction in Gujarati
આગાહી
prediction in Odia
ପୂର୍ବାନୁମାନ
prediction in Sanskrit
व्याकरण vyākaraṇa
prediction in Nepali
भविष्यवाणी
prediction in Pashto
مخوېينه mëxweyëna
prediction in Tagalog
hulaysay
prediction in Arabic
تَنَبُّؤ tanabbuʔ
prediction in Malay
ramalan
prediction in Indonesian
prediksi
prediction in Persian
پیشگویی pišguyi

Examples of prediction in a sentence

  • offer up a prediction
  • incorrect prediction
  • the prediction came true
  • The weather forecaster made a prediction of heavy rain tomorrow.
  • His prediction about the stock market proved correct.
  • It’s difficult to make an accurate prediction about the future.

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Synonyms of prediction

All synonyms of prediction

Forms of prediction

pluralpredictions
alternative form (archaic)prædiction

Plural of prediction: predictions

Origin of prediction

Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.

Words formed from prediction

Phrases with prediction

Words that rhyme with prediction

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Questions about prediction

What does prediction mean?
Prediction means a statement of what will happen in the future.
What is prediction in Hindi?
Prediction in Hindi is प्रागुक्ति (prāgukti), भविष्यवाणी (bhaviṣyavāṇī). See Prediction meaning in Hindi.
How do you use prediction in a sentence?
offer up a prediction
What part of speech is prediction?
Prediction is a noun.
How do you pronounce prediction?
Prediction is pronounced /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/.
What is the plural of prediction?
The plural of prediction is predictions.

Words near prediction in the dictionary

  1. predictest
  2. predicteth
  3. predicting
  4. predictingly
  5. predictings
  6. prediction
  7. prediction market
  8. prediction markets
  9. predictional
  10. predictionaries
  11. predictionary

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: prediction (page history and authors); prediction (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prediction (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); پیش گوئی (Urdu) (page history and authors); prediction (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); prediction (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prediction (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prediction (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); व्याकरण (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); prediction (Nepali, 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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