predict
verb (used with object)
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell.
had been predicting
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past perfect progressiveof predict.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The company previously had been predicting 1% growth.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
Strategists had been predicting a 7% rise in 2025, with a declining multiple forecast offsetting strong earnings.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Son had been predicting for years that SoftBank would be at the forefront of an imminent revolution in AI and robotics, but it missed out on the early years of investing in generative AI companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Analysts had been predicting the NII increases would be the biggest in years and they have generally come in above expectations.
From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2022
The stringency of the money-market began to frighten even Mr. Sandford who had been predicting a panic.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various
