pre·dic·tion

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 very well.

2 [noncount] : the act of saying what will happen in the future : the act of predicting something

The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.


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  • pre|dic|tion — «prih DIHK shuhn», noun. 1. a thing predicted; prophecy: »The official predictions about the weather often come true. Many authorities…insist economists should never make precise predictions (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): augury, prognostication. 2. the …   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

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  • 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

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