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pre·dict
(prĭ-dĭkt') 
v., -dict·ed, -dict·ing, -dicts. v.tr.
To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge.
v.intr.
To foretell something; prophesy.
predictable pre·dict'a·ble adj.
predictably pre·dict'a·bly adv.
predictive pre·dic'tive adj.
predictively pre·dic'tive·ly adv.
predictiveness pre·dic'tive·ness n.
predictor pre·dic'tor n.
v., -dict·ed, -dict·ing, -dicts. v.tr.
To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge.
v.intr.
To foretell something; prophesy.
[Latin praedīcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dīcere, to say.]
predictability pre·dict'a·bil'i·ty n.predictable pre·dict'a·ble adj.
predictably pre·dict'a·bly adv.
predictive pre·dic'tive adj.
predictively pre·dic'tive·ly adv.
predictiveness pre·dic'tive·ness n.
predictor pre·dic'tor n.
SYNONYMS predict, call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate. These verbs mean to tell about something in advance of its occurrence by means of special knowledge or inference: predict an eclipse; couldn't call the outcome of the game; forecasting the weather; foretold events that would happen; prognosticating a rebellion.
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predictable
adj
Definition: very reliable to happen
Antonyms: improbable, unexpected, unforeseen, unpredictable
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IN BRIEF: Able to be foretold.
If life were predictable, it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.
— Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
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sign description: The V-hand slides under a flat (palm down) hand.
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- Modes and Manners of Expression - predict: forecast or prophesy
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forudsige
v. intr. - spå om fremtiden
Nederlands (Dutch)
voorspellen
Français (French)
v. tr. - prédire
v. intr. - prédire
Deutsch (German)
v. - vorhersagen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - προλέγω, προβλέπω, προφητεύω
Italiano (Italian)
presagire, predire, preannunciare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - predizer, prever
Русский (Russian)
предсказывать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - predecir, pronosticar
v. intr. - predecir, pronosticar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förutsäga, förutspå
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预言, 预报, 预料, 作预言, 作预报, 作预料
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預言, 預報, 預料
v. intr. - 作預言, 作預報, 作預料
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 예언하다, 예보하다
v. intr. - 예언하다, 예보하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 予言する, 予報する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتنبأ
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ניבא, צפה, חזה
v. intr. - ניבא, צפה, חזה
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