Prediction - English meaning

noun

A sign of what will happen in the future; an omen.

Usage examples:

They heard the sound as an augury of death

verb

Risk a sum of money or valued item against someone else's on the basis of the outcome of an unpredictable event such as a race or game.

Usage examples:

He bet on baseball games

noun

An act of betting a sum of money.

Usage examples:

She had a bet on the derby

verb

To risk a sum of money on the unknown result of an event in the hope of winning more money than you have risked

Usage examples:

[ t ] he went to the race track and bet $2 on a horse., [ i ] i bet that the yankees won’t win the …

noun

An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied

verb

Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Usage examples:

Many conjectured that the jury could not agree

noun

An opinion or judgment that is not based on proof; a guess

Usage examples:

[ u ] what lay behind the decision is open to conjecture., [ + that clause ] some employees conject…

noun

The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.

Usage examples:

The celtic art of divination

noun

The skill or act of saying or discovering what will happen in the future

verb

Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Usage examples:

Rain is forecast for scotland

noun

A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.

Usage examples:

Together the two firms can provide financial forecasts for virtually every listed company in the wo…

noun

A statement of what is likely to happen in the future

Usage examples:

The forecast is heavy rain for tomorrow., the government is forecasting that unemployment will cont…

verb

Estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.

Usage examples:

She guessed the child's age at 14 or 15

noun

An estimate or conclusion formed by guessing.

Usage examples:

My guess is that within a year we will have a referendum

verb

To give an answer to a question when you do not have all the facts and so cannot be certain if you are right

Usage examples:

[ i ] i didn’t know the answer, so i had to guess., [ + (that) clause ] he guessed (that) she was a…

noun

The likely course of a medical condition.

Usage examples:

The disease has a poor prognosis

noun

A doctor’s judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease, or a statement of what the likely future situation is

Usage examples:

After successful surgery his prognosis was good.

adjective

Relating to or serving to predict the likely course of a medical condition.

Usage examples:

The prognostic importance of the antibody

noun

An advance indication of a future event; an omen.

Usage examples:

A pale moon and watery sun are known as prognostics of rain

adjective

Relating to a doctor's judgment of the likely or expected development of a disease or of the chances of getting better

noun

The action of prophesying future events.

Usage examples:

An unprecedented amount of soul-searching and prognostication

noun

A judgment or the act of making a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future

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Optimistic economic prognostications, his powers of prognostication, dna analysis will help doctors…

noun

An estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends.

Usage examples:

Plans based on projections of slow but positive growth

noun

A prediction of what will happen in the future.

Usage examples:

A bleak prophecy of war and ruin

noun

A statement that tells what will happen in the future

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Biblical prophecies