predicts; predicted; predicting
: to say that (something) will or might happen in the future
All the local forecasters are predicting rain for this afternoon.
She claims that she can predict future events.
It's hard to predict how the election will turn out.
Many people predicted that the store would fail, but it has done very well.
She won the election, as I predicted (she would).
Sales are predicted to be the same as last year.
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“Predict.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/predict. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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