prognosis
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently knownA forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
» So what's the prognosis?
И какой прогноз?
Отже, який прогноз?
Meaning
2 sensesA forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction.
Prognose, Vorhersage
прогно́зprognóz
прогно́зprohnóz
a prediction of the course of a disease
A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge.
Prognose
прогно́зprognóz
прогно́зprohnóz
Examples
20 sentencesSo what's the prognosis?
Отже, який прогноз?
ruИ какой прогноз?
What's the prognosis?
Який прогноз?
ruКаков прогноз?
I'm afraid the prognosis isn't good.
Tom's prognosis was poor.
Tom's prognosis was grim.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the courseLearned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsis (“forecast, prediction; forecast of the course and outcome of a disease”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek πρόγνωσις (prógnōsis, “forecast of the course and outcome of a disease; (Koine) foreknowledge, perceiving beforehand, prediction”), from προ- (pro-, prefix meaning ‘before; beforehand’) + γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs, “inquiry, investigation; knowledge”). The plural prognoses is a learned borrowing from Late Latin prognōsēs.
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Forms
plural: prognosesSynonyms
3 synonyms- a prediction of the course of a disease:prospectmedical prognosis
- a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop:forecast