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- Dictionarypredicted/prɪˈdɪktɪd/
adjective
- 1. stated or estimated as likely to happen in the future; forecast: "the predicted growth in road traffic"
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to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience: It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes. [ + that ] Who could have predicted that within ten years he'd be in charge of the whole company?
: to declare or indicate in advance. especially : foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason. intransitive verb. : to make a prediction. predictor. pri-ˈdik-tər. noun. Synonyms. augur. call. forecast. foretell. presage. prognosticate. prophesy. read. vaticinate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience: It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes. [ + that ] Who could have predicted that within ten years he'd be in charge of the whole company?
to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience: It's still not possible to accurately predict the occurrence of earthquakes. [ + that ] Who could have predicted that within ten years he'd be in charge of the whole company?
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization. Synonyms: portend, prognosticate, project, augur, divine, presage.
Definition of predict verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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: predicted an active hurricane season because of warmer ocean-surface temperatures. v.intr. To foretell something.
