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gb/pɹɪdˈɪkt/ us/pɹɪdˈɪkt/
B1
Kiingereza
~ 2500
Maana
maana 0
Kitenzi
B1
action
1
Say what will happen next
To say what you think will happen in the future, often using facts or signs you know now.
Muundo wa matumizi:
to predict [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'predict' with 'guess'. 'Predict' usually implies using some knowledge or evidence, while 'guess' can be without any basis.
Visawe
forecast (Commonly used for weather or business trends; slightly more formal.)
|
project (Often used in business and statistics; implies numerical estimation.)
Vinyume
recall (Means to remember something from the past, the opposite in time focus.)
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ignore (To deliberately avoid considering future possibilities.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
predict the future
|predict an outcome
|predict a result
|predict success
|predict behavior
Mada
science
|daily life
|business
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mifano
- Experts predict the economy will grow next year.
- No one can predict the winner of the game.
- Scientists can predict when an eclipse will occur.
- She predicted that it would rain before nightfall.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- They predict it will snow tomorrow.
- He predicts she will win the race.
- I cannot predict what will happen.
- We predict a big change next year.
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IPA
GB/pɹɪdˈɪkt/
US/pɹɪdˈɪkt/
Silabi na mkazo
pre - dict (silabi 2)
Stress on 2nd syllable (dict)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: predict
- 3rd Person Singular: predicts
- Present Participle: predicting
- Past: predicted
Familia ya neno
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
Semi
as predicted
1/ˈæz pɹɪdˈɪktɪd/
fixed phrase
Happened as expected before
Used to say something happened just like someone said it would.
Mifano
- 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.
Mifano
- No one can predict the future with complete certainty.
- Technology helps us predict the future more accurately.