Collocations for "predict"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "predict" in context.
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predict
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- predict the [result, outcome, weather, future]
- the [coach, reporter, player, fan] predicted (their) [defeat, victory]
- the [weatherman, anchorman] predicted [snow, rain]
- polls are predicting a [landslide, close result]
- predicted that he would [win, lose, be elected, fail]
- predict with [confidence, certainty, accuracy]
- [hard, difficult, tough, easy, simple] to predict
- [quite, fairly, really, hardly] difficult to predict
'predict' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):