predict
verb
Simple meaning
To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
pɹɪˈdɪkt
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Definition
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verb
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.
Make a prediction about; tell in advance
transitiveof theorieslawsetc.
To imply.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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This meaning: 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.
Used this way, predict is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- forebode , rarer, so it draws attention
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Word family
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Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge).
Capable of being foretold.
In a predictable manner or to a predictable degree.
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The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future).
A variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression).
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Synonyms
Sense: to make a prediction
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