predict
verb (used with object)
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell.
were 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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I'm not sure if we were predicting him to be "doing cartwheels down at breakfast".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
A few years ago, some were predicting the demise of Spanish-language television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
Kenvue’s fourth-quarter revenue rose 3% to $3.78 billion, ahead of the $3.68 billion analysts were predicting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Sales were virtually unchanged in December from November, coming in well below the 0.4% rise economists were predicting.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
After all of his months of antics, after the weighing-in act that Cassius had put on, this calmness should have tipped off some of the sports writers who were predicting Clay’s slaughter.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
