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prediction
- /pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪkʃən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.
noun predictions · prædiction
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A statement of what will happen in the future.
make predictions about something
Similar: forecast, foretale, foretelling, prevision, prognosis, prognostication
- A probability estimation based on statistical methods.
Similar: foretale, foretelling, prediction, prognostication, weird
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: foretelling, forecasting, foresight, anticipation, prognostic, forecast, predictor, predicting, prognosis, forecasted, prevision, harbinger, predict, omen, forethought, portent
noun
Similar: foretale, foretelling, prediction, prognostication, weird
Translations
Every language
noun a statement about the future
| Español | predicción |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 예언 yeeon, 예측 yecheuk |
| 日本語 | 予言 yogen, 予測 yosoku |
| 中文 | 預言 /预言 yùyán, 預估 /预估 yùgū, 預測 /预测 yùcè |
| हिन्दी | प्रागुक्ति prāgukti, भविष्यवाणी bhaviṣyavāṇī |
| Kiswahili | utabiri |
| Português | predição, previsão |
| Français | prédiction |
| Deutsch | Voraussage, Vorhersage, Prophezeiung |
| Italiano | predizione, previsione |
| Ελληνικά | πρόβλεψη próvlepsi, πρόγνωση prógnosi |
| Română | predicție, previziune, prevestire |
| Русский | предсказа́ние predskazánije, прогно́з prognóz, предви́дение predvídenije |
| العربية | تَنَبُّؤ tanabbuʔ |
| עברית | תַּחֲזִית takhazít |
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title = {prediction},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prediction},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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