adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/pɹɪˈdɪktəbl̩/
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CMU ARPABET:P R IH0 D IH1 K T AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P R IY0 D IH1 K T AH0 B AH0 L
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Able to be predicted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a predictable mathematical pattern
a boring film with a predictable ending
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A predictable thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
capable of being foretold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unpredictable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English predict Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable From predict + -able.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կանխատեսելի
(kanxateseli)
— able to be predicted
Azerbaijani:
proqnozlaşdırıla bilən
— able to be predicted
Belarusian:
прадказа́льны
(pradkazálʹny)
— able to be predicted
Bulgarian:
предсказуем
(predskazuem)
— able to be predicted
Catalan:
predictible
— able to be predicted
Catalan:
predicible
— able to be predicted
Chinese Mandarin:
可預見的 /可预见的
(kě yùjiàn de)
— able to be predicted
Chinese Mandarin:
可預言的 /可预言的
(kě yùyán de)
— able to be predicted
Chinese Mandarin:
意料之中
(yìliào zhī zhōng)
— able to be predicted
Czech:
předvídatelný
— able to be predicted
Dutch:
voorspelbaar
— able to be predicted
Finnish:
ennustettava
— able to be predicted
Finnish:
ennalta arvattava
— able to be predicted
French:
prédictible
— able to be predicted
French:
prévisible
— able to be predicted
Galician:
previsible
— able to be predicted
Georgian:
მოსალოდნელი
(mosalodneli)
— able to be predicted
Georgian:
წინასწარგანჭვრეტადი
(c̣inasc̣arganč̣vreṭadi)
— able to be predicted
German:
vorhersagbar
— able to be predicted
German:
prädiktabel
— able to be predicted
Greek:
προβλέψιμος
(provlépsimos)
— able to be predicted
Hungarian:
kiszámítható
— able to be predicted
Hungarian:
megjósolható
— able to be predicted
Irish:
intuartha
— able to be predicted
Italian:
prevedibile
— able to be predicted
Japanese:
先が見える
(saki ga mieru)
— able to be predicted
Japanese:
予測できる
(yosoku dekiru)
— able to be predicted
Japanese:
起こりうる
(okoriuru)
— able to be predicted
Norwegian Bokmål:
forutsigbar
— able to be predicted
Norwegian Bokmål:
forutsigelig
— able to be predicted
Norwegian Nynorsk:
føreseieleg
— able to be predicted
Polish:
przewidywalny
— able to be predicted
Polish:
przepowiadalny
— able to be predicted
Portuguese:
previsível
— able to be predicted
Portuguese:
predizível
— able to be predicted
Romanian:
predictibil
— able to be predicted
Romanian:
anticipabil
— able to be predicted
Romanian:
previzibil
— able to be predicted
Russian:
предсказу́емый
(predskazújemyj)
— able to be predicted
Spanish:
predecible
— able to be predicted
Spanish:
predictible
— able to be predicted
Spanish:
previsible
— able to be predicted
Swedish:
förutsägbar
— able to be predicted
Turkish:
öngörülebilir
— able to be predicted
Ukrainian:
передба́чуваний
(peredbáčuvanyj)
— able to be predicted