predicate
To announce, assert, or proclaim publiclyTo announce, assert, or proclaim publicly.
» The sentence must have a predicate.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To announce, assert, or proclaim publicly.
твердитиtverdyty, стверджуватиstverdžuvaty
(transitive)To assume or suppose; to infer.
припускатиprypuskaty, робити висновокrobyty vysnovok
(transitive)To base (on); to assert on the grounds of.
базуватиbazuvaty, ґрунтуватиgruntuvaty
(transitive)To make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement.
make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
(transitive)To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something.
1911, Encyclopedia Britannica, Conceptualism This quality becomes real as a mental concept when it is predicated of all the objects possessing it (“quod de pluribus natum est praedicari”).
твердитиtverdyty, стверджуватиstverdžuvaty
affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
Examples
11 sentencesThe sentence must have a predicate.
My advice is predicated on my experience.
Your analysis is predicated on faulty assumptions.
deDeine Analyse beruht auf fehlerhaften Annahmen.
Where is the predicate in this sentence?
ruГде в этом предложении сказуемое?
deWo ist in diesem Satz das Prädikat?
This sentence has a predicate but no subject.
ruВ этом предложении есть сказуемое, но нет подлежащего.
deDieser Satz hat ein Prädikat, aber kein Subjekt.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Latin praedicātus, perfect passive participle of praedicō (“to publish, declare, procFrom Latin praedicātus, perfect passive participle of praedicō (“to publish, declare, proclaim”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from prae- (“before”) + dicō (“to proclaim, dedicate”), related to dīcō (“to say, tell”). Doublet of preach.
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Forms
predicates, predicating, predicated, predicated| Base form | predicate · to predicate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | predicates |
| Present participle | predicating |
| Past simple | predicated |
| Past participle | predicated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle