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predicate¹
- /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kət/ UK
- /ˈpɹɛd.ɪ.kɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English predicat(e), from Old French predicat (French prédicat), from Medieval Latin praedicātum (“thing said of a subject, predicate”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of praedicātus, the perfect passive participle praedicō (“to proclaim”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix); see also Etymology 2 below.
The adjective was derived from the noun by metanalysis, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
noun predicates · prædicate
- The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by. In the light of this observation, consider Number Agreement in a sentence like: (120) They seem to me [_S — to be fools/^✽a fool] Here, the Predicate Nominal fools agrees with the italicised NP they, in spite of the fact that (as we argued earlier) the two are contained in different Clauses at S-s
- A term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term. A propositional variable may be treated as a nullary predicate.
- An operator, expression, or function that returns either true or false. Predicates are usually found in a query's WHERE or HAVING clauses, though they can be located elsewhere (e.g. in CASE expressions).
adjective more predicate · most predicate · prædicate
- Of or related to the predicate of a sentence or clause.
- Predicated, stated.
- Relating to or being any of a series of criminal acts upon which prosecution for racketeering may be predicated.
predicate²
- /ˈpɹɛdɪˌkeɪt/
Where it comes from
From Latin praedicātus, perfect passive participle of praedicō (“to publish, declare, proclaim”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), further from prae- (“before”) + dicō (“to proclaim, dedicate”), related to dīcō (“to say, tell”). Doublet of preach.
verb predicates · predicating · predicated · prædicate
- To announce, assert, or proclaim publicly.
- To assume or suppose; to infer. There was a character about Madame Defarge, from which one might have predicated that she did not often make mistakes against herself in any of the reckonings over which she presided.
- To base (on); to assert on the grounds of. The law is what constitutes both desire and the lack on which it is predicated.
- To make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement.
- To assert or state as an attribute or quality of something. 1911, Encyclopedia Britannica, Conceptualism This quality becomes real as a mental concept when it is predicated of all the objects possessing it (“quod de pluribus natum est praedicari”).
Translations
Every language
noun grammar: part of sentence that states something about its subject
| Español | predicado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 술어 sureo |
| 日本語 | 述語 jutsugo |
| 中文 | 謂語 /谓语 wèiyǔ, 述語 /述语 shùyǔ |
| हिन्दी | विधेय vidhey |
| Kiswahili | kiarifa |
| Português | predicado |
| Français | prédicat |
| Deutsch | Prädikat, Satzaussage |
| Italiano | predicato |
| Ελληνικά | κατηγόρημα katigórima |
| Română | predicat |
| Русский | сказу́емое skazújemoje, предика́т predikát |
| Tiếng Việt | thuộc từ, vị ngữ |
| العربية | خَبَر ḵabar |
| עברית | נָשׂוּא nasú |
noun logic: a term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false
| Español | predicado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 述語 jutsugo, 述辞 jutsuji |
| Português | predicado |
| Français | prédicat |
| Deutsch | Prädikat |
| Ελληνικά | κατηγόρημα katigórima |
| Română | predicat |
| Русский | утвержде́ние utverždénije, предика́т predikát |
| עברית | פרדיקט, פדיקט predikat |
verb to announce or assert publicly
| Español | predicar |
|---|---|
| Português | pregar, predicar |
| Română | (a) predica |
verb to assume or suppose; to infer
| Português | supor |
|---|
verb to base on, to assert on the grounds of
| Português | basear-se em |
|---|
verb logic: to assert or state as an attribute or quality of something
| Português | predicar |
|---|
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