predicts

noun

(obsolete) A prediction.

verb

(transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

(intransitive) To make predictions.

(transitive, of theories, laws, etc.) To imply.

(transitive, military, rare) To direct a ranged weapon against a target by means of a predictor.

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front dico-dict · Latin · say

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The word predicts breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -dict, from Latin dico (“say”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.