predict
gb/pɹɪdˈɪkt/ us/pɹɪdˈɪkt/
B1
Anglais
~ 2500
megjósol, előre jelez
VERBE
B1
1
megjósol
B1
előre jelez
B2
Schéma d’usage :
to predict [something]
Experts predict the economy will grow next year.
A szakértők azt jósolják, hogy jövőre növekedni fog a gazdaság.
No one can predict the winner of the game.
Senki sem tudja megjósolni, ki nyeri meg a meccset.
Scientists can predict when an eclipse will occur.
She predicted that it would rain before nightfall.
Exemples pédagogiques
They predict it will snow tomorrow.
Azt jósolják, hogy holnap havazni fog.
He predicts she will win the race.
Azt jósolja, hogy ő fogja megnyerni a versenyt.
I cannot predict what will happen.
We predict a big change next year.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'predict' with 'guess'. 'Predict' usually implies using some knowledge or evidence, while 'guess' can be without any basis.
Sens
Say what will happen next
Collocations
predict the future
|predict an outcome
|predict a result
|predict success
|predict behavior
Synonymes
forecast (Commonly used for weather or business trends; slightly more formal.)
|
project (Often used in business and statistics; implies numerical estimation.)
Antonymes
recall (Means to remember something from the past, the opposite in time focus.)
|
ignore (To deliberately avoid considering future possibilities.)
Thèmes
science
|daily life
|business
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Définition
To say what you think will happen in the future, often using facts or signs you know now.
To state or estimate that a specific event or outcome will happen in the future, often based on knowledge, evidence, or reasoning.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
predict
API
GB/pɹɪdˈɪkt/
US/pɹɪdˈɪkt/
Syllabes et accentuation
pre - dict (2 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (dict)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: predict
- 3rd Person Singular: predicts
- Present Participle: predicting
- Past: predicted
Famille de mots
Forms
predicts
verb
predicting
verb
predicted
verb
Core family
prediction
noun B1
predictable
adjective B2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unpredictable
adjective B1
unpredictably
adverb
Advanced or less common
predictability
noun
unpredictability
noun
Expressions
as predicted
1/ˈæz pɹɪdˈɪktɪd/
fixed phrase
Happened as expected before
Used to say something happened just like someone said it would.
Exemples
- As predicted, the team won the championship.
- The rain came early, as predicted by the weather report.
predict the future
1/pɹɪdˈɪkt ðə fjˈut͡ʃɚ/
fixed phrase
Say what will happen later
To say what you think will happen later in time.
Exemples
- No one can predict the future with complete certainty.
- Technology helps us predict the future more accurately.