Definition of "predict" []

• To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge. (verb-transitive)
• To foretell something; prophesy. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Could it again predict the outcome prior to what Prudhomme hopes will be a decisive third week?"
• "The fact that we have not had as much warming as models predict is an indication that damping mechanisms are involved that the models do not account for properly."
• "This, I predict, is exactly what will happen if single-payer is passed."