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predictpredict /prɪˈdɪkt/ ●●● W2 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpredictOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of praedicere to say beforehand VERB TABLEpredict |
| Present | I, you, we, they | predict | | he, she, it | predicts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | predicted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have predicted | | he, she, it | has predicted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had predicted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will predict | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have predicted |
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| Present | I | am predicting | | he, she, it | is predicting | | you, we, they | are predicting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was predicting | | you, we, they | were predicting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been predicting | | he, she, it | has been predicting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been predicting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be predicting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been predicting |
THESAURUSto say that something will happen before it happens► predictto say that something will happen before it happens: The newspapers are predicting a close election. ► forecast to say what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have. You use forecast about numbers and the weather: The number of passengers using the airport is forecast to rise. ► project to calculate what the amount or cost of something will be in the future, using the information that you have now: Energy prices are projected to rise by over 50% in the next 10 years. ► foresee to know that something will happen before it happens: No one could have foreseen the huge problems that occurred. ► anticipate formal to expect that something will happen and be ready for it: We anticipated that a lot of people would come, so we had enough food. ► prophesy/foretell to use religious or magical knowledge to say what will happen in the future. Used in stories and literature: The priestess prophesied that the king would be killed by his own son. ► have a premonition to have a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen: He had a premonition that his happiness was about to end. to say that something will happen before it happens: The newspapers are predicting a close election.predict (that) We predict that student numbers will double in the next ten years.predict whether/what/how etc. It’s almost impossible to predict when or where a tornado will occur.something is predicted to do something Unemployment is predicted to decrease by the end of the year. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin, past participle of praedicere to say beforehand]THESAURUSforecast – to say what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have. You use forecast about numbers and the weather: The number of passengers using the airport is forecast to rise.project – to calculate what the amount or cost of something will be in the future, using the information that you have now: Energy prices are projected to rise by over 50% in the next 10 years.foresee – to know that something will happen before it happens: No one could have foreseen the huge problems that occurred.anticipate formal – to expect that something will happen and be ready for it: We anticipated that a lot of people would come, so we had enough food.prophesy/foretell – to use religious or magical knowledge to say what will happen in the future. Used in stories and literature: The priestess prophesied that the king would be killed by his own son.have a premonition – to have a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen: He had a premonition that his happiness was about to end. |