predict
$ \mathrm{predict} /prɪˈdɪkt/
verb (predicts, predicted, predicting) A2 OPAL W OPAL S
​to say that something will happen in the future
SYNONYM forecast
predict something
a reliable method of predicting earthquakes
Nobody could predict the outcome.
to predict the future
He predicts a bright future for the business in the next financial year.
The party is predicting a majority of 20 seats.
predict what, whether, etc…
It is impossible to predict what will happen.
predict (that)…
She predicted (that) the election result would be close.
He predicted (that) it would be a smash hit.
it is predicted that…
It was predicted that inflation would continue to fall.
somebody/something is predicted to do something
The trial is predicted to last for months.
This figure is predicted to rise to one billion by the year 2015.
TOPICS Doubt, guessing and certainty A2
Collocations
adverb
correctly
reliably
successfully
verb + predict
be able to
be unable to
can
preposition
from
phrases
be widely predicted
Word Origin
early 17th cent.: from Latin praedict- ‘made known beforehand, declared’, from the verb praedicere, from prae- ‘beforehand’ + dicere ‘say’.
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