How to pronounce predicate
American English pronunciation
PRED-ih-kit
- IPA
- /ˈpɹɛdɪkɪt/
- Syllables
- PRED · ih · kit (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- PRED-ih-kayt when it is a verb
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What predicate means
The part of a sentence that tells what the subject is or does
In a sentence: In the sentence Sam ran home, the predicate is ran home.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word for something said about a thing, from a verb meaning to declare. The word preach grew from the same root.
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