■ verb state that (a specified event) will happen in the future.
Derivatives
~ive adjective
~ively adverb
~or noun
Origin
C17: from L. praedict- , praedicere 'make known beforehand, declare', from prae- 'beforehand' + dicere 'say'.
■ verb state that (a specified event) will happen in the future.
Derivatives
~ive adjective
~ively adverb
~or noun
Origin
C17: from L. praedict- , praedicere 'make known beforehand, declare', from prae- 'beforehand' + dicere 'say'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004