predict
verb
pre·dict pri-ˈdikt 
predicted; predicting; predicts
transitive verb
: to declare or indicate in advance
especially : foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or scientific reason
intransitive verb
: to make a prediction
predictor
pri-ˈdik-tər
noun 
Synonyms
- augur
- call
- forecast
- foretell
- presage
- prognosticate
- prophesy
- read
- vaticinate
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon. She claims that she can predict future events. It's hard to predict how the election will turn out. Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well. Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.
Recent Examples on the Web Discovering which scenario is correct is important because that knowledge could help predict what happens next. 
WIRED, 18 Sep. 2022 Long-term, a big challenge will be batteries, say analysts who predict that shortages of battery raw ingredients could curtail auto makers’ production plans as early as mid-decade. Mike Colias, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 They were shocked to hear Barclays analyst Ingrid Sternby predict that copper would hit new highs as Chinese demand exceeded supply. Jack Farchy, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2022 The study suggests that data on sea ice thickness during the summer can help predict the total area of ice that’s left over in September, when the summer ends. Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022 Viewers will get real-time access to what the NFL calls Next Gen Stats, which use machine learning to help predict metrics such as pass completion and rushing yards. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 Zalinger, a thought-reader, hypnotist & paranormal entertainer, will divine the thoughts of attendees, answer audience members’ questions, and predict their actions. Hartford Courant, 13 Sep. 2022 Murgatroyd investigates land-use changes on Verreaux’s Eagles and monitors GPS tracking to understand and predict wind turbine-collision risks for those eagles to try and minimize the negative effects of development on the birds. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022 The disengagement limit, which some players predict will beneft baserunners, would be reset if a runner advances. Ronald Blum, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 See More
WIRED, 18 Sep. 2022 Long-term, a big challenge will be batteries, say analysts who predict that shortages of battery raw ingredients could curtail auto makers’ production plans as early as mid-decade. Mike Colias, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 They were shocked to hear Barclays analyst Ingrid Sternby predict that copper would hit new highs as Chinese demand exceeded supply. Jack Farchy, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2022 The study suggests that data on sea ice thickness during the summer can help predict the total area of ice that’s left over in September, when the summer ends. Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2022 Viewers will get real-time access to what the NFL calls Next Gen Stats, which use machine learning to help predict metrics such as pass completion and rushing yards. Rishi Iyengar, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 Zalinger, a thought-reader, hypnotist & paranormal entertainer, will divine the thoughts of attendees, answer audience members’ questions, and predict their actions. Hartford Courant, 13 Sep. 2022 Murgatroyd investigates land-use changes on Verreaux’s Eagles and monitors GPS tracking to understand and predict wind turbine-collision risks for those eagles to try and minimize the negative effects of development on the birds. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Sep. 2022 The disengagement limit, which some players predict will beneft baserunners, would be reset if a runner advances. Ronald Blum, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin praedictus, past participle of praedicere, from prae- pre- + dicere to say — more at diction
First Known Use
1590, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Kids Definition
predict
verb
pre·dict pri-ˈdikt
predicted; predicting
: to say that (something) will or might happen in the future
predict the weather
predicting 1 of 3
noun
as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future those annual predictings by self-styled psychics that grace the front pages of the tabloids Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prediction
- forecasting
- forecast
- prophecy
- foretelling
- prognosis
- prophesy
- presaging
- prognosticating
- prognostication
- prognostic
- anticipation
- soothsaying
- cast
- auguring
- sign
- augury
- harbinger
- vaticination
- bodement
- prevision
- omen
- guess
- portent
- foreknowledge
- prospectus
- conjecture
- surmise
- foresight
- foreboding
predicting
2 of 3adjective
as in forecasting
Synonyms & Similar Words
- forecasting
- foreseeing
- foretelling
- prophesying
- divining
- presaging
- prognosticating
- soothsaying
- wondrous
- foreknowing
- stupendous
- astonishing
- extraordinary
- fortune-telling
- miraculous
- amazing
- astounding
- conjuring
- sublime
- portentous
- awesome
- charming
- marvelous
- stunning
- metaphysical
- enchanting
- marvellous
- bewitching
- preternatural
- fabulous
- paranormal
- wiling
- unearthly
- supernormal
- spellbound
- enchanted
- bewitched
- magic
- numinous
- magical
- mystic
- occult
- weird
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- normal
- usual
- routine
- ordinary
- prosaic
- everyday
- workaday
- commonplace
- unremarkable
- unexceptional
- run-of-the-mill
predicting
3 of 3verb
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now Synonyms & Similar Words
- forecasting
- reading
- anticipating
- prognosticating
- foretelling
- prophesying
- warning
- presaging
- announcing
- auguring
- calling
- foreseeing
- promising
- alerting
- vaticinating
- cautioning
- forewarning
- declaring
- portending
- divining
- proclaiming
- boding
- heralding
- foreknowing
- foreboding
- forboding
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- describing
- relating
- reporting
- telling
- recounting
- reciting
- narrating