Predict (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Dark clouds and strong winds predict a severe storm is approaching soon.
- A significant drop in stock prices predict an economic downturn.
- The dying plants and lack of rainfall predict a severe drought is coming.
- Rising global temperatures predict devastating climate change consequences.
- The company's poor financial reports predict a possible bankruptcy in the near future.
Synonyms
- Omen
- Augur
- Portend
- Prefigure
- Auspicate
- Bode
- Betoken
- Presage
- Foretell
- Prognosticate
- Forecast
- Foreshadow