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# unpredictably

adverb (unpredictably); adjective unpredictable

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

## Everyday

In a way that cannot be guessed or known before it happens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unpredictably/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used about weather, animals, people's moods, and in science about results that change from time to time. In maths, chance events like dice rolls behave unpredictably one at a time, yet patterns show over many tries.

### Examples

- The weather changes unpredictably in the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unpredictably/#x1)
- The puppy ran unpredictably across the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unpredictably/#x2)
- Prices can rise unpredictably. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unpredictably/#x3)
- The ball bounced unpredictably off the stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unpredictably/#x4)
- Her mood changed unpredictably all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unpredictably/#x5)
- Each roll of a fair dice lands unpredictably, but over many rolls each number comes up about a sixth of the time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unpredictably/#x6)

### Note

Adverb from unpredictable. Takes «an» before it if a noun follows the adjective (an unpredictable day). Unpredictable does not mean impossible: it means we cannot say in advance.

## On Mova

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