English verb: predict | |||
1. | predict (communication) make a prediction about; tell in advance | ||
Samples | Call the outcome of an election. | ||
Synonyms | anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, prognosticate, promise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | guess, hazard, pretend, venture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | augur, bet, calculate, forecast, outguess, prophesy, read, second-guess, vaticinate, wager | ||
2. | predict (communication) indicate by signs | ||
Samples | These signs bode bad news. | ||
Synonyms | augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | foreshow, threaten | ||