Meaning

4 senses
  1. (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.

    prophezeien

    предска́зыватьpredskázyvatʹ, предсказа́тьpredskazátʹ, предрека́тьpredrekátʹ

  2. (transitive, usually)To imply.

  3. (intransitive)To make predictions.

    make a prediction about; tell in advance

  4. (rare, transitive)To direct a ranged weapon against a target by means of a predictor.

    vorhersagen

    предска́зыватьpredskázyvatʹ, предсказа́тьpredskazátʹ

    передбачуватиperedbačuvaty, передбачитиperedbačyty

Examples

297 sentences
  1. Didn't Tom predict this would happen?

    Хіба ж Том не передбачив, що це трапиться?

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  2. Tom was late, just like Mary predicted.

    Том спізнився, як Мері й перебдачала.

    deTom verspätete sich, genau, wie Maria vorausgesagt hatte.

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  3. Just as Tom predicted, our team lost.

    Як Том і передбачав, наша команда програла.

    ruКак Том и предсказывал, наша команда проиграла.

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  4. I can never predict anything.

    Я ніколи нічого неможу правильно передбачити.

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  5. I can't predict the future.

    Я не вмію пророчити майбутнє.

    ruЯ не могу предсказывать будущее.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to state, or make something known in advance:
Русский
By meaning 1
to foretell or prophesy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to foretell or prophesy:
to state, or make something known in advance:

Origin

Early 17th century, from Latin praedicō (“to mention beforehand”) (perfect passive partici

Early 17th century, from Latin praedicō (“to mention beforehand”) (perfect passive participle praedictus), from prae- (“before”) + dīcō (“to say”). Equivalent to Germanic forespeak, foretell, and foresay.

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Forms

predicts, predicting, predicted, predicted
Base formpredict · to predict
3rd person singularpredicts
Present participlepredicting
Past simplepredicted
Past participlepredicted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypredict
he, she, itpredicts

Past simpleLesson

all personspredicted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave predicted
he, she, ithas predicted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill predict

Synonyms

25 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

27 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • predict the future
  • predicted would happen
  • impossible to predict
  • can't predict what
  • predicted this would
  • can't predict
  • to predict what

See also

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