Predecir (en. Predict)

/pɾe.ðe.ˈθiɾ/ (en España) o /pɾe.ðe.ˈsir/ (en América Latina)

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Announce a future event.

The meteorologist can predict the weather a week in advance.

El meteorólogo puede predecir el clima con una semana de anticipación.

Make an informed guess about the future.

Economic analysts try to predict market growth.

Los analistas económicos intentan predecir el crecimiento del mercado.

Prophecy or foretell.

She said she could predict events through her dreams.

Ella dijo que podía predecir eventos a través de sus sueños.

From the Latin praedictĭo, which means 'previous announcement.'

predict the future

Announce what will happen in the coming time.

predecir el futuro

predict events

Make forecasts about specific events that may occur.

predecir acontecimientos

predict problems

Anticipate difficulties that may arise in the future.

predecir problemas

prediction

Act of predicting something.

predicción

predictor

Person or thing that predicts; it can refer to an indicator of forecasts.

predictor

omen

Sign that is interpreted as an announcement of a future event.

presagio

No specific slang is used, but sometimes people say 'to read the cards' in informal contexts.

In the consultation, the fortune teller began to read the cards to predict the future.

En la consulta, la adivina comenzó a tirar las cartas para predecir el futuro.