verb
ADVERB
▪ correctly , reliably , successfully
▪ incorrectly , wrongly
▪ accurately , exactly , precisely , with accuracy , with precision
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You cannot ~ the weather with absolute accuracy.
▪ boldly , confidently , with certainty , with confidence
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The author boldly ~s the end of the Communist Party's rule.
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It is not possible to ~ with any certainty what effect this will have.
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We can ~ with absolute confidence how the newspapers will react.
▪ reasonably , safely
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We can reasonably ~ what is going to happen.
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I think I can safely ~ that they will fight the verdict.
▪ easily
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Every step in the movie is easily ~ed.
▪ initially , originally
▪ consistently
VERB + PREDICT
▪ be able to , be unable to , can
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ dare (to)
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Few would have dared to ~ such a landslide victory.
▪ fail to
▪ be early to
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It is still too early to ~ the degree to which prices will rise.
▪ be difficult to , be hard to , be impossible to
▪ be easy to , be possible to
▪ be reasonable to , be safe to
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It is safe to ~ that this trend will persist.
▪ use sth to
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a computer model used to ~ future weather patterns
▪ allow sb to , enable sb to , help (sb) (to)
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Newton's theories allow us to ~ the flight of a ball.
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Computer programs are used to help ~ the weather.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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We can ~ from this information what is likely to happen next.
PHRASES
▪ be widely ~ed
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This result had been widely ~ed by the opinion polls.
Predict is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ estimate , ↑ expert , ↑ forecast , ↑ hypothesis , ↑ observer , ↑ report , ↑ theory
Predict is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ collapse , ↑ consequence , ↑ demise , ↑ disaster , ↑ earthquake , ↑ effect , ↑ eruption , ↑ fate , ↑ future , ↑ impact , ↑ increase , ↑ likelihood , ↑ occurrence , ↑ outcome , ↑ probability , ↑ recovery , ↑ response , ↑ return , ↑ risk , ↑ success , ↑ upturn , ↑ weather