predict

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To say that something will happen in the future, based on knowledge or reasoning.

   Usage: Use predict with an event or with a that-clause. A prediction says what is expected to happen; it can turn out to be wrong.

   The weather models predict that snow will reach the coast overnight.

   Scientists predict that temperatures will rise over the next century.

2. 2
   verb

   To suggest a likely future outcome through signs or evidence.

   Early test results can predict how a patient will respond to treatment.

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Simplified etymology

Predict entered English in the late 16th century and ultimately derives from Latin dicere, “to say,” with the original idea of speaking or saying something in advance.

From Latin praedictus, related to prae-, before, and dīcō, to say, whose infinitive is dīcere.

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