pronosticar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prognōsticō, from prognōsticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.nus.tiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾo.nos.tiˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾo.nos.tiˈkaɾ]
• Homophone: pronosticà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

pronosticar (first-person singular present pronostico, first-person singular preterite pronostiquí, past participle pronosticat)

1. (transitive) to foresee; to forecast

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pronosticar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			pronosticar
gerund			pronosticant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pronosticat		pronosticada
		plural		pronosticats		pronosticades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pronostico	pronostiques	pronostica	pronostiquem	pronostiqueu	pronostiquen
	imperfect	pronosticava	pronosticaves	pronosticava	pronosticàvem	pronosticàveu	pronosticaven
	future	pronosticaré	pronosticaràs	pronosticarà	pronosticarem	pronosticareu	pronosticaran
	preterite	pronostiquí	pronosticares	pronosticà	pronosticàrem	pronosticàreu	pronosticaren
	conditional	pronosticaria	pronosticaries	pronosticaria	pronosticaríem	pronosticaríeu	pronosticarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pronostiqui	pronostiquis	pronostiqui	pronostiquem	pronostiqueu	pronostiquin
	imperfect	pronostiqués	pronostiquessis	pronostiqués	pronostiquéssim	pronostiquéssiu	pronostiquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	pronostica	pronostiqui	pronostiquem	pronostiqueu	pronostiquin
	negative (no)	—	no pronostiquis	no pronostiqui	no pronostiquem	no pronostiqueu	no pronostiquin

Related terms

• pronòstic

Further reading

• “pronosticar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “pronosticar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “pronosticar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “pronosticar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Anagrams

• incorporats, procrastino

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin prognōsticō, from prognōsticus, from Ancient Greek προγνωστικός (prognōstikós, “foreknowing”), from προ- (pro-) + γνωστικός (gnōstikós, “of or for knowing, good at knowing”), from γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to learn, know, perceive, mark, learn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾonostiˈkaɾ/ [pɾo.nos.t̪iˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧nos‧ti‧car

Verb

pronosticar (first-person singular present pronostico, first-person singular preterite pronostiqué, past participle pronosticado)

1. to forecast, prognosticate, foresee

   Synonyms: predecir, prever

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pronosticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			pronosticar
gerund			pronosticando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		pronosticado		pronosticada
		plural		pronosticados		pronosticadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pronostico	pronosticastú pronosticásvos	pronostica	pronosticamos	pronosticáis	pronostican
	imperfect	pronosticaba	pronosticabas	pronosticaba	pronosticábamos	pronosticabais	pronosticaban
	preterite	pronostiqué	pronosticaste	pronosticó	pronosticamos	pronosticasteis	pronosticaron
	future	pronosticaré	pronosticarás	pronosticará	pronosticaremos	pronosticaréis	pronosticarán
	conditional	pronosticaría	pronosticarías	pronosticaría	pronosticaríamos	pronosticaríais	pronosticarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	pronostique	pronostiquestú pronostiquésvos2	pronostique	pronostiquemos	pronostiquéis	pronostiquen
	imperfect (ra)	pronosticara	pronosticaras	pronosticara	pronosticáramos	pronosticarais	pronosticaran
	imperfect (se)	pronosticase	pronosticases	pronosticase	pronosticásemos	pronosticaseis	pronosticasen
	future1	pronosticare	pronosticares	pronosticare	pronosticáremos	pronosticareis	pronosticaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		pronosticatú pronosticávos	pronostique	pronostiquemos	pronosticad	pronostiquen
	negative		no pronostiques	no pronostique	no pronostiquemos	no pronostiquéis	no pronostiquen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of pronosticar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive pronosticar	dative	pronosticarme	pronosticarte	pronosticarle, pronosticarse	pronosticarnos	pronosticaros	pronosticarles, pronosticarse
	accusative	pronosticarme	pronosticarte	pronosticarlo, pronosticarla, pronosticarse	pronosticarnos	pronosticaros	pronosticarlos, pronosticarlas, pronosticarse
with gerund pronosticando	dative	pronosticándome	pronosticándote	pronosticándole, pronosticándose	pronosticándonos	pronosticándoos	pronosticándoles, pronosticándose
	accusative	pronosticándome	pronosticándote	pronosticándolo, pronosticándola, pronosticándose	pronosticándonos	pronosticándoos	pronosticándolos, pronosticándolas, pronosticándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pronostica	dative	pronostícame	pronostícate	pronostícale	pronostícanos	not used	pronostícales
	accusative	pronostícame	pronostícate	pronostícalo, pronostícala	pronostícanos	not used	pronostícalos, pronostícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pronosticá	dative	pronosticame	pronosticate	pronosticale	pronosticanos	not used	pronosticales
	accusative	pronosticame	pronosticate	pronosticalo, pronosticala	pronosticanos	not used	pronosticalos, pronosticalas
with formal second-person singular imperative pronostique	dative	pronostíqueme	not used	pronostíquele, pronostíquese	pronostíquenos	not used	pronostíqueles
	accusative	pronostíqueme	not used	pronostíquelo, pronostíquela, pronostíquese	pronostíquenos	not used	pronostíquelos, pronostíquelas
with first-person plural imperative pronostiquemos	dative	not used	pronostiquémoste	pronostiquémosle	pronostiquémonos	pronostiquémoos	pronostiquémosles
	accusative	not used	pronostiquémoste	pronostiquémoslo, pronostiquémosla	pronostiquémonos	pronostiquémoos	pronostiquémoslos, pronostiquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative pronosticad	dative	pronosticadme	not used	pronosticadle	pronosticadnos	pronosticaos	pronosticadles
	accusative	pronosticadme	not used	pronosticadlo, pronosticadla	pronosticadnos	pronosticaos	pronosticadlos, pronosticadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pronostiquen	dative	pronostíquenme	not used	pronostíquenle	pronostíquennos	not used	pronostíquenles, pronostíquense
	accusative	pronostíquenme	not used	pronostíquenlo, pronostíquenla	pronostíquennos	not used	pronostíquenlos, pronostíquenlas, pronostíquense

Related terms

• pronosticador
• pronóstico
• pronosticón

Further reading

• “pronosticar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10