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predicting

v.
B1 Intermediate US //pɹiˈdɪktɪŋ// UK //pɹɪdˈɪktɪŋ// pre·dict·ing

v. saying what you think will happen in the future based on the information you have now.

v. stating or estimating that a specific event will happen in the future as a consequence of current trends or data. The present participle form of 'predict'.


SIMPLE

Scientists are predicting a very hot summer this year.

CONTEXTUAL

Economists are currently predicting a slow recovery for the housing market over the next twelve months.

COMPLEX

By analyzing historical weather patterns alongside real-time satellite imagery, meteorologists are predicting that the storm will intensify significantly before making landfall on the coast.

Synonyms
Usage

Transitive verb; often followed by a noun phrase or a 'that' clause.

Pitfall

He is predicting about the result.He is predicting the result.Predict is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'about' before its object.

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