Predicted

Pronunciation: /prɪˈdɪktɪd/

Definitions of predicted

verb to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell

Example Sentences

A1 The weatherman predicted rain for tomorrow.

A2 The fortune teller predicted that I would meet someone special.

B1 Economists predicted a recession based on current market trends.

B2 The scientist predicted the outcome of the experiment with great accuracy.

C1 The psychic predicted the exact time and date of the event.

C2 The mathematician predicted the behavior of the complex system using advanced algorithms.

Examples of predicted in a Sentence

formal The weather forecast predicted heavy rain for tomorrow.

informal My friend predicted that our team would win the game.

slang I never would have predicted that she would end up dating him.

figurative The fortune teller predicted that I would meet someone special soon.

Grammatical Forms of predicted

• past tense: predicted
• plural: predicteds
• comparative: more predicted
• superlative: most predicted
• present tense: predict
• future tense: will predict
• perfect tense: have predicted
• continuous tense: is predicting
• singular: predicted
• positive degree: predicted
• infinitive: to predict
• gerund: predicting
• participle: predicted

Origin and Evolution of predicted

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'predicted' originated from the Latin word 'praedictus', which is a combination of 'prae' meaning 'before' and 'dictus' meaning 'spoken'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'predicted' has evolved to encompass not just speaking before an event occurs, but also the act of foretelling or forecasting future events based on analysis or intuition.