predict
verb (used with object)
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell.
predicted
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past participleof predict.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof predict.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
predictverb (used with object)to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell.
Example Sentences
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He predicted a wave of farm bankruptcies in Russia in the coming months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Fractons, exotic quasiparticles previously predicted in quantum spin liquids using highly generalized gauge field theories, have now also appeared in simulations of a more realistic quantum solid-state model.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The TSA, which screens passengers flying in the US, predicted that 2.3 million people would fly on Sunday alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Merz’s Christian Democratic Union saw its score more than halve to 17.2%, worse than any poll had predicted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
“This ball of liberty, I believe most piously, he predicted, “is now so well in motion that it will roll around the globe.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
