One entry found for predict.

Main Entry: pre·dict
Pronunciation: pri-dikt
Function: verb
Etymology: from Latin praedictus, past participle of praedicere "to predict, tell ahead of time," from prae- "pre-, earlier than, before" and dicere "to say" --related to DICTATE
: to declare in advance : foretell on the basis of observation, experience, or reasoning
synonym see FORETELL
- pre·dict·able /-dik-t-bl/ adjective
- pre·dict·ably /-bl/ adverb

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