predict

Definitions

pre- (before) + dict (say) = 'to say beforehand.' To predict is to state now what will happen later — the most transparent word in the whole family. Whether it's weather, an election, or a stock price, you're putting your words ahead of the event.

Common Collocations

• 1.predict the outcome预测结果
• 2.predict the future预测未来
• 3.accurately predict准确预测
• 4.hard to predict难以预测

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Scientists can now predict earthquakes a few seconds before they strike.

• 2.

  It's impossible to predict how the market will move tomorrow.

• 3.

  Nobody could have predicted that the small startup would grow so fast.