- present tense form of predict (3rd person singular).
predicts
Example Sentences
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Theory predicts that when a vacuum is exposed to an extraordinarily strong magnetic field, Heisenberg's virtual particles can affect how light travels, producing vacuum birefringence, or VB.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight predicts Ofgem's cap on household price rises, which is set every three months, will go up by 4% when it is announced on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
As for growth, the CBO predicts that U.S. annual GDP will grow by $14.8 trillion over the next 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
With unseasonably warm weather and the start of an El Niño cycle, Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe predicts this sighting is just the start of a ‘very sharky summer.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
That change predicts a “boost in sustained attention and preservation of multitasking improvement six months later.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
