predict
verb (used with object)
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell.
was predicting
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past progressiveof predict.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“By the end of the game,” Woodin said, “she was predicting every play.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Goldsmith was predicting that companies would take their business wherever they would make the most money.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
They were asking me — there was a man in California, I can't remember his name, who was predicting that the end time was coming and he was getting a lot of media attention.
From Salon ● May 22, 2024
Margery had been upset because Cassandra was predicting a massive earthquake in the Bay Area this year.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024
If he was predicting we couldn’t hold off an attack, that wasn’t good.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
