noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/pɹɪˈdɪkʃən/
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rhymes with -ɪkʃən
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noun
Meaning 1
A statement of what will happen in the future.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
make predictions about something
correct prediction
offer up a prediction
incorrect prediction
the prediction came true
The weather forecaster made a prediction of heavy rain tomorrow.
His prediction about the stock market proved correct.
It’s difficult to make an accurate prediction about the future.
The scientists issued a bold prediction of technological change.
Learned borrowing from Latin praedictiō, praedictiōnis; equivalent to predict + -ion. Compare the Germanic equivalents forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
parashikim
— a statement about the future
Arabic:
تَنَبُّؤ
(tanabbuʔ)
— a statement about the future
Armenian:
գուշակություն
(gušakutʻyun)
— a statement about the future
Armenian:
կանխատեսում
(kanxatesum)
— a statement about the future
Belarusian:
прадказа́нне
(pradkazánnje)
— a statement about the future
Belarusian:
прагно́з
(prahnóz)
— a statement about the future
Bengali:
ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী
(bhobiśśodbani)
— a statement about the future
Bulgarian:
предсказа́ние
(predskazánie)
— a statement about the future
Bulgarian:
предви́ждане
(predvíždane)
— a statement about the future
Catalan:
predicció
— a statement about the future
Chinese Mandarin:
預言 /预言
(yùyán)
— a statement about the future
Chinese Mandarin:
預估 /预估
(yùgū)
— a statement about the future
Chinese Mandarin:
預測 /预测
(yùcè)
— a statement about the future
Czech:
předpověď
— a statement about the future
Danish:
forudsigelse
— a statement about the future
Dutch:
voorspelling
— a statement about the future
Esperanto:
prognozo
— a statement about the future
Estonian:
ennustus
— a statement about the future
Finnish:
ennustus
— a statement about the future
Finnish:
ennuste
— a statement about the future
Finnish:
prognoosi
— a statement about the future
French:
prédiction
— a statement about the future
Georgian:
წინასწარმეტყველება
(c̣inasc̣armeṭq̇veleba)
— a statement about the future
German:
Voraussage
— a statement about the future
German:
Vorhersage
— a statement about the future
German:
Prophezeiung
— a statement about the future
Greek:
πρόβλεψη
(próvlepsi)
— a statement about the future
Greek:
πρόγνωση
(prógnosi)
— a statement about the future
Hawaiian:
wānana
— a statement about the future
Hebrew:
תַּחֲזִית
(takhazít)
— a statement about the future
Hindi:
प्रागुक्ति
(prāgukti)
— a statement about the future
Hindi:
भविष्यवाणी
(bhaviṣyavāṇī)
— a statement about the future
Hungarian:
jóslat
— a statement about the future
Indonesian:
prediksi
— a statement about the future
Irish:
réamhaisnéis
— a statement about the future
Irish:
tairngreacht
— a statement about the future
Italian:
predizione
— a statement about the future
Italian:
previsione
— a statement about the future
Japanese:
予言
(yogen)
— a statement about the future
Japanese:
予測
(yosoku)
— a statement about the future
Kazakh:
сәуегейлік
(säuegeilık)
— a statement about the future
Kazakh:
болжам
(boljam)
— a statement about the future
Korean:
예언
(yeeon)
— a statement about the future
Korean:
예측
(yecheuk)
— a statement about the future
Latin:
praedictum
— a statement about the future
Latin:
vāticinium
— a statement about the future
Latin:
fatum
— a statement about the future
Macedonian:
предвидување
(predviduvanje)
— a statement about the future
Malay:
ramalan
— a statement about the future
Malayalam:
പ്രവചനം
(pravacanaṁ)
— a statement about the future
Norman:
prédiction
— a statement about the future
Norwegian Bokmål:
spådom
— a statement about the future
Norwegian Nynorsk:
spådom
— a statement about the future
Old English:
forecwide
— a statement about the future
Pashto:
مخوېينه
(mëxweyëna)
— a statement about the future
Persian:
پیشگویی
(pišguyi)
— a statement about the future
Polish:
przepowiednia
— a statement about the future
Polish:
prognoza
— a statement about the future
Polish:
przewidywanie
— a statement about the future
Polish:
predykcja
— a statement about the future
Portuguese:
predição
— a statement about the future
Portuguese:
previsão
— a statement about the future
Romanian:
predicție
— a statement about the future
Romanian:
previziune
— a statement about the future
Romanian:
prevestire
— a statement about the future
Russian:
предсказа́ние
(predskazánije)
— a statement about the future
Russian:
прогно́з
(prognóz)
— a statement about the future
Russian:
предви́дение
(predvídenije)
— a statement about the future
Serbo-Croatian:
предсказање
— a statement about the future
Serbo-Croatian:
predskazanje
— a statement about the future
Slovak:
predpoveď
— a statement about the future
Slovene:
napoved
— a statement about the future
Spanish:
predicción
— a statement about the future
Swahili:
utabiri
— a statement about the future
Swedish:
förutsägelse
— a statement about the future
Swedish:
förutsago
— a statement about the future
Swedish:
spådom
— a statement about the future
Swedish:
prognos
— a statement about the future
Swedish:
prediktion
— a statement about the future
Tagalog:
hulaysay
— a statement about the future
Tajik:
пешгӯӣ
(pešgüyi)
— a statement about the future
Ukrainian:
передба́чення
(peredbáčennja)
— a statement about the future
Ukrainian:
прогно́з
(prohnóz)
— a statement about the future