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prediction in English:

1. prophecy


Your prophecy has come true.
She has a gift for prophecy.
The prophecy came to pass.
His prophecy was fulfilled.
I received a prophecy from the prophet Heniek.
Nostradamus's prophecy of the end of the world.
It acts as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
self-fulfilling prophecy
The prophecy that David would become King was fulfilled
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
His mother's prophecy that he would be a great musician was later fulfilled.

2. what you think will happen in the future



English word "prediction"(what you think will happen in the future) occurs in sets:

Today's list of vocabuary #1

3. predict


Isn't there any way to predict how he'll act?
Some people say they can predict the future.
Which team do you predict will win the game?
The day will soon come when we will be able to predict earthquakes.
It's impossible to predict earthquakes.
We cannot predict what will happen.
There's no way to predict what you will dream tonight.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
We cannot really predict anything.
It's hard to predict what the weather will be like tomorrow.
I can no more predict the future than I can fly.
After hours of browsing TV Tropes, Lyle could predict the ending of any show. This gave him a distaste for entertainment that, in a roundabout way, enabled him to make time for a more productive life.
The Ying Yang diviner may not predict his own fate.
Some scientists predict that the world oil reserves will be used up within a century.
Dan's completely off the wall; you can't predict what he's going to do next.

4. statement that says what you think will happen in the act of making such a statement



5. forecast


weather forecast
Rain is forecast in Scotland
Here is the demand forecast for 1998.
It is difficult to make long-term forecasts for a fast-growing industry.
Unexpectedly the weather forecast came true yesterday.
The morning forecast predicted thunder showers later in the day.
oryginally forecast
I am about to finish doing this sales forecast.
they also forecast how the economy might change in the future
"It is forecast that in the nearest future 16% or 80 million EU residents will be living below the poverty level. "
A meteorologist forecasts the weather.
Our boss forecasts that sales will rise next year.
The economic forecasts seem to be rather gloomy. The sales forecast is very positive. He is one of those who forecast an international conflict.
It is difficult to forecast how the markets will react.
Finance Minister forecasts 2 per cent growth in economy.

6. presage


It seemed to presage cruelties that were yet to be!
Something that happened in the past that seems to presage the current crimes.

7. a guess



8. a statement about what you think will happen in the future



English word "prediction"(a statement about what you think will happen in the future) occurs in sets:

Unit 3 - vocabulary

9. predictable


What you did was so predictable. You always act like that at parties.
She's so boring and predictable.
You're so predictable.
It was an entertaining but predictable film.
Comets appear at predictable times. The ending to the film was just so predictable.
The snow had a predictable effect on traffic.
I knew you'll come, you're so predictable.
His reaction was predictable. I was not surprised.
The results of most of the studies have been predictable.
His failure was predictable, given his poor study habits
"It was predictable from the very beginning."
His reaction to the teacher’s comments was predictable; I knew exactly what he was going to say!
The ending of the book was entirely predictable. In March and April, the weather is much less predictable.
The ending of the book was entirely predictable.
This source is dependable and predictable, but more research is still needed in this area.