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# prediction

noun (a prediction, predictions)

«prediction» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A prediction is a guess about what will happen in the future, often based on facts or evidence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#m1)
2. A prediction is the act of saying what will happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons pupils make a prediction before an experiment and then test it: «I predict the ice will melt faster in the sun.» In maths, data patterns help make predictions. In everyday life the weather forecast is a prediction. Phrases: make a prediction, my prediction is, test your prediction.

### Examples

- My prediction is that the heavier ball will fall faster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#x1)
- Write your prediction before you start the experiment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#x2)
- The weather prediction said it would rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#x3)
- Her prediction turned out to be right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#x4)
- Use the pattern to make a prediction for the next number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#x5)
- Nobody's prediction of the score was correct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#x6)
- Our Mayblossom will be happy in spite of her predictions.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Verb: predict; adjective: predictable. A prediction is not a wild guess; it uses what you know. In science, if the result does not match the prediction, you write why.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prediction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prediction/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prediction» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prediction.html) on Mova free.