predict

1. 1.

   make a prediction about; tell in advance

   “Call the outcome of an election”

   Synonymsforetellprognosticatecallforebodeanticipatepromise

   Broaderguess

   Narrowerreadsecond-guessaugurbetforecastprophesy
2. 2.

   indicate, as with a sign or an omen

   “These signs bode bad news”

   Synonymsbodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecast

   Broaderbespeak

   Narrowerthreatenforeshow

Other forms of predict

past tense

predicted·

present participle

predicting·

third person

predicts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about predict

What does predict mean?

predict means "make a prediction about; tell in advance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in predict?

predict has 2 syllables: pre-dict. The stress falls on "dict". In IPA it is /pɹɪˈdɪkt/.

What is another word for predict?

Close synonyms include foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is predict a common word?

predict is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with predict?

4 words rhyme with predict. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.