predict
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- prædict (archaic)
Etymology [edit]
17th Century: from Latin praedīcere (“to mention beforehand”), from prae (“before”) + dīcere (“to say”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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Verb [edit]
predict (third-person singular simple present predicts, present participle predicting, simple past and past participle predicted)
- (transitive) To state, or make something known in advance, especially using inference or special knowledge.
- 2012 March-April, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146:
- The physics of elementary particles in the 20th century was distinguished by the observation of particles whose existence had been predicted by theorists sometimes decades earlier.
- 2012 March-April, Jeremy Bernstein, “A Palette of Particles”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 146:
- (transitive) To believe or hold to be true in advance; forehold; surmise.
- How could I ever predict this could happen?
- (intransitive) To foretell, foresee or prophesy.
Translations [edit]
to state, or make something known in advance
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to foretell or prophesy
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Related terms [edit]
Noun [edit]
predict (plural predicts)
- (obsolete) A prediction.
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External links [edit]
- “predict” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
Middle French [edit]
Verb [edit]
predict
- Past participle of predire
