pre|dict

pre|dict
pre|dict «prih DIHKT», transitive verb.
to announce or tell beforehand; forecast; prophesy: »

The weather service predicts rain for tomorrow.

SYNONYM(S): foretell, presage.
–v.i.
to utter prediction; prophesy.
[< Latin praedictus < praedīcere < prae- before + dīcere to say]
pre|dict´a|bly, adverb.

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  • pre|dict´a|bly — pre|dict «prih DIHKT», transitive verb. to announce or tell beforehand; forecast; prophesy: »The weather service predicts rain for tomorrow. SYNONYM(S): foretell, presage. –v.i. to utter prediction; prophesy. ╂[< Latin praedictus <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|dict|a|bil|i|ty — «prih DIHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality of being predictable …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre|dict|a|ble — «prih DIHK tuh buhl», adjective. that can be predicted: »Every generation demonstrates some events to be regular and predictable, which the preceding generation had declared to be irregular and unpredictable (Henry T. Buckle) …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|pre|dict|a|bil|i|ty — «UHN prih DIHK tuh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality or condition of being unpredictable: »He had an increasing unpredictability of temper and a reputation for violent outbursts that had cost him several good friends (New Yorker). The history of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|pre|dict|a|ble — «UHN prih DIHK tuh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. that cannot be predicted; uncertain or changeable: »All the children were emotionally unstable, unpredictable, and unadaptable (Science News Letter). –n. something unpredictable; an uncertainty:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|pre|dict|a|bly — «UHN prih DIHK tuh blee», adverb. in an unpredictable manner: »Prices fluctuate unpredictably from sale to sale (Punch) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pre·dict·able — …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dict — ad·dict·ive; con·tra·dict; con·tra·dict·ed·ness; con·tra·dict·er; dict; in·dict·able; in·dict·ee; in·dict·ment; in·dict·or; pre·dict; pre·dict·abil·i·ty; pre·dict·a·ble; ret·ro·dict; ver·dict; ad·dict; in·dict; in·ter·dict; mal·e·dict;… …   English syllables

  • pré- — ♦ Élément, du lat. prae « devant, en avant », marquant l antériorité dans le temps (préavis, préconçu, préhistoire, préscolaire), ou dans l espace (préoral, Préalpes). ⊗ CONTR. Post . ● pré Préfixe, du latin prae, devant, indiquant l antériorité… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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