Polyglot Dictionary

predecir

/pɾeðeˈsiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
predigo
preterite (yo)
predije
past participle
predicho

Meaning

  1. to predict

    • Nadie puede predecir el futuro.

      Nobody can predict the future.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

augurar

predecir is the more common, general word for "to predict"; augurar is more literary, often implying predicting based on omens.

Similar in other languages

German

voraussagen

voraussagen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to predict."

French

prédire

prédire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to predict."

Practice

1 What does predecir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nadie puede ___ el futuro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches predecir?

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