Meanings
plural predictions · alternative archaic prædiction
- A statement of what will happen in the future.
correct prediction
5 more examples
make predictions about something
offer up a prediction
incorrect prediction
the prediction came true
The weather forecaster made a prediction of heavy rain tomorrow.
Synonyms: forecast, foretale, foretelling, prevision, prognosis, prognostication
- mathematicsA probability estimation based on statistical methods.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA statement of what will happen in the future.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinpraedictiō, praedictiōnis
- Englishprediction
Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَنَبُّؤ
- تَنَبُّؤ (tanabbuʔ)a statement about the future
Bengali ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী
- ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী (bhobiśśodbani)a statement about the future
Bulgarian предсказа́ние, предви́ждане
- предсказа́ние (predskazánie)a statement about the future
- предви́ждане (predvíždane)a statement about the future
Catalan predicció
- prediccióa statement about the future
Chinese Mandarin 預言 /预言, 預估 /预估
- 預言 /预言 (yùyán)a statement about the future
- 預估 /预估 (yùgū)a statement about the future
- 預測 /预测 (yùcè)a statement about the future
Czech předpověď
- předpověďa statement about the future
Danish forudsigelse
- forudsigelsea statement about the future
Dutch voorspelling
- voorspellinga statement about the future
Esperanto prognozo
- prognozoa statement about the future
Estonian ennustus
- ennustusa statement about the future
Finnish ennustus, ennuste
- ennustusa statement about the future
- ennustea statement about the future
- prognoosia statement about the future
French prédiction
- prédictiona statement about the future
German Voraussage, Vorhersage
- Voraussagea statement about the future
- Vorhersagea statement about the future
- Prophezeiunga statement about the future
Greek πρόβλεψη, πρόγνωση
- πρόβλεψη (próvlepsi)a statement about the future
- πρόγνωση (prógnosi)a statement about the future
Hawaiian wānana
- wānanaa statement about the future
Hebrew תַּחֲזִית
- תַּחֲזִית (takhazít)a statement about the future
Hindi प्रागुक्ति, भविष्यवाणी
- प्रागुक्ति (prāgukti)a statement about the future
- भविष्यवाणी (bhaviṣyavāṇī)a statement about the future
Hungarian jóslat
- jóslata statement about the future
Indonesian prediksi
- prediksia statement about the future
Irish réamhaisnéis, tairngreacht
- réamhaisnéisa statement about the future
- tairngreachta statement about the future
Italian predizione, previsione
- predizionea statement about the future
- previsionea statement about the future
Japanese 予言, 予測
- 予言 (yogen)a statement about the future
- 予測 (yosoku)a statement about the future
Korean 예언, 예측
- 예언 (yeeon)a statement about the future
- 예측 (yecheuk)a statement about the future
Latin praedictum, vāticinium
- praedictuma statement about the future
- vāticiniuma statement about the future
- fatuma statement about the future
Malay ramalan
- ramalana statement about the future
Norwegian Bokmål spådom
- spådoma statement about the future
Persian پیشگویی
- پیشگویی (pišguyi)a statement about the future
Polish przepowiednia, prognoza
- przepowiedniaa statement about the future
- prognozaa statement about the future
- przewidywaniea statement about the future
- predykcjaa statement about the future
Portuguese predição, previsão
- prediçãoa statement about the future
- previsãoa statement about the future
Romanian predicție, previziune
- predicțiea statement about the future
- previziunea statement about the future
- prevestirea statement about the future
Russian предсказа́ние, прогно́з
- предсказа́ние (predskazánije)a statement about the future
- прогно́з (prognóz)a statement about the future
- предви́дение (predvídenije)a statement about the future
Slovak predpoveď
- predpoveďa statement about the future
Spanish predicción
- prediccióna statement about the future
Swahili utabiri
- utabiria statement about the future
Swedish förutsägelse, förutsago
- förutsägelsea statement about the future
- förutsagoa statement about the future
- spådoma statement about the future
- prognosa statement about the future
- prediktiona statement about the future
Tagalog hulaysay
- hulaysaya statement about the future
Ukrainian передба́чення, прогно́з
- передба́чення (peredbáčennja)a statement about the future
- прогно́з (prohnóz)a statement about the future
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with prediction
Cite this entry
prediction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediction
“prediction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prediction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prediction.
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