Link Centre Dictionary

predict

pre·dict

UK/pɹɪˈdɪkt/ US/priˈdɪkt/ fairly common

verb

1.

make a prediction about; tell in advance

  • “Call the outcome of an election”

Origin

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.

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.