How to pronounce predict
American English pronunciation
prih-DIKT
- IPA
- /pɹɪˈdɪkt/
- Syllables
- prih · DIKT (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What predict means
To say what will happen before it happens
In a sentence: Mia tried to predict how the story would end before she turned the last page.
Where it comes from: First used in the early 17th century. It comes from a Latin word made of parts meaning "before" and "to say."
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