predict

Definition for predict

verb as in express an outcome in advance

Strongest matches

anticipate, call, conclude, crystal-ball, envision, forecast, foresee, think

Strong matches

adumbrate, augur, conjecture, croak, figure, forebode, foretell, gather, guess, infer, judge, omen, portend, presage, presume, prognosticate, prophesy, read, suppose, surmise, telegraph, vaticinate

Weak matches

be afraid, call it, crystal-ball divine, figure out, forespeak, have a hunch, hazard a guess, make book, psych out, see coming, see handwriting on wall, size up, soothsay

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It predicts underlying retail profit will tick down by around £36m over the year.

From BBC

“Today is crucial. We’ll see the results of removing the clot. At his age, it’s difficult to predict, but we hope he can recover all his functions.”

From Los Angeles Times

But, again connected to the issue of tariffs, there are warnings that the improvement in UK economic growth could be short-lived with some even predicting a recession.

From BBC

And on Thursday, the Yale Budget Lab predicted we'll spend an extra $4,700 this year on everyday goods and services because of the tariffs.

From Salon

It then thinks inflation will drop back towards the 2% target towards the end of 2027, having previously predicted this would happen earlier in the year.

From BBC