predict
verb (used with object)
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell.
are predicting
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present progressiveof predict.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Strategists Jay Barry and Jason Hunter are predicting fallout from the Treasury’s move that they see as not even needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Some climate scientists are predicting that the current El Niño event could develop into a particularly strong - sometimes called 'super, external' - El Niño'.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Industry analysts are predicting the film, which stars Milly Alcock as Superman’s cousin Supergirl, will bring in between $40 million and $50 million in the U.S. this weekend and another $40 million or so overseas.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
If agents begin to outnumber people on corporate networks, as many analysts are predicting, that would be a direct shot at the per-user fee structure at many software companies, replacing it with a consumption-based charge.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
For if Germany cannot feed its own population during the long war that its foes are predicting with so much assurance, her defeat is only a question of time.
From New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
