The official predictions about the weather often come true. Many authorities…insist economists should never make precise predictions (Newsweek).
SYNONYM(S): augury, prognostication.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pre·dic·tion — /prıˈdıkʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [count] : a statement about what will happen or might happen in the future Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election. Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
dic — ad·dic·tion; ae·dic·u·la; ae·dic·u·lar; an·a·car·dic; ap·o·dic·tic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar; ap·pen·dic·u·la·ta; ap·pen·dic·u·late; ar·che·dic·ty·on; as·ci·dic·o·lous; as·dic; ben·e·dic·tin·ism; ben·e·dic·tion; ben·e·dic·tive; ben·e·dic·to·ry;… … English syllables
prediction — pre·dic·tion … English syllables
prediction — pre|dic|tion [prıˈdıkʃən] n [U and C] a statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statement prediction of ▪ predictions of a Republican victory ▪ The data can be used to make useful economic predictions … Dictionary of contemporary English
prediction — pre|dic|tion [ prı dıkʃn ] noun count or uncount ** a statement about what you think will happen in the future, or the process of making such a statement: prediction of: a prediction of economic catastrophe prediction that: The government… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prediction — pre•dic•tion [[t]prɪˈdɪk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of predicting 2) an instance of this; something predicted; prophecy • Etymology: 1555–65; < L … From formal English to slang
Prediction — Pre*dic tion, n. [L. praedictio: cf. F. pr[ e]diction.] The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy. [1913 Webster] The predictions of cold and long winters. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Syn: Prophecy; prognostication; foreboding;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Predictional — Pre*dic tion*al, a. Prophetic; prognostic. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
