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predicted

verbgeneral usecommon/pɾɨˈvi.ɾɐ̃w̃/pre·vi·ram

Definition

1

Third person plural of the simple past tense of the verb 'to foresee'. They anticipated mentally; they predicted.

Usage examples

“The meteorologists predicted heavy rain for the weekend.”
“No one predicted that the situation would deteriorate so quickly.”

Synonyms

anticipatedpredictedforecast

Antonyms

did not foreseewere unaware of

Common combinations

they predicted the futurethey predicted the consequencesthey predicted the stormthey predicted the outcome