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predict

/pɹɪˈdɪkt/verb2 syllables

Predict means: indicate, as with a sign or an omen.

Synonyms for predict16

verb, as in indicate, as with a sign or an omen

bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast

verb, as in make a prediction about; tell in advance

foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise

What does predict mean?2

verb

1

indicate, as with a sign or an omen“These signs bode bad news”

2

make a prediction about; tell in advance“Call the outcome of an election”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with predict?13

two syllables

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Predict in a sentence

  • For all his supposed psychic powers, he could not predict his own death.mailohilohi
  • The best way to predict the future is to invent it.al_ex_an_der
  • The nub of the dispute was unknown but its results were easy to predict.rafaeld4
  • Dan's completely off the wall; you can't predict what he's going to do next.AlanF_US
  • Who can predict what will happen in the future?CM
  • The day will soon come when we will be able to predict earthquakes.CK
  • Isn't there any way to predict how he'll act?CM
  • There's no way to predict what's going to happen.CK

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Forms of predict

as a verb

past tense
predicted
present participle
predicting
third-person singular
predicts