PREDICT


Meaning of PREDICT in English

verb

ADVERB

▪ correctly , reliably , successfully

▪ incorrectly , wrongly

▪ accurately , exactly , precisely , with accuracy , with precision

You cannot ~ the weather with absolute accuracy.

▪ boldly , confidently , with certainty , with confidence

The author boldly ~s the end of the Communist Party's rule.

It is not possible to ~ with any certainty what effect this will have.

We can ~ with absolute confidence how the newspapers will react.

▪ reasonably , safely

We can reasonably ~ what is going to happen.

I think I can safely ~ that they will fight the verdict.

▪ easily

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)

Few would have dared to ~ such a landslide victory.

▪ fail to

▪ be early to

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

It is safe to ~ that this trend will persist.

▪ use sth to

a computer model used to ~ future weather patterns

▪ allow sb to , enable sb to , help (sb) (to)

Newton's theories allow us to ~ the flight of a ball.

Computer programs are used to help ~ the weather.

PREPOSITION

▪ from

We can ~ from this information what is likely to happen next.

PHRASES

▪ be widely ~ed

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

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