- a statement that says what you think will happen; the act of making such a statement
- The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions.
- prediction about/on something I've learned not to make predictions about the weather.
- It's difficult to make accurate predictions about the effects on the environment.
- Experts preview the game and offer their prediction on the outcome.
- prediction that… Not many people agree with the government's prediction that the economy will improve.
- prediction of something Their prediction of fifty million visitors turned out to be optimistic.
- prediction for somebody/something What are your predictions for the economy?
- Skilled readers make use of context and prediction.
Collocations Scientific researchScientific researchTheory- formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis
- build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model
- develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework
- advance/argue/develop the thesis that…
- explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis
- make a prediction/an inference
- base a prediction/your calculations on something
- investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model
- design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test
- do research/an experiment/an analysis
- make observations/measurements/calculations
- carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials
- run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials
- repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis
- replicate a study/the results/the findings
- observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour
- fund/support the research/project/study
- seek/provide/get/secure funding for research
- collect/gather/extract data/information
- yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results
- analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen
- consider/compare/interpret the results/findings
- fit the data/model
- confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings
- prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem
- draw/make/reach the same conclusions
- read/review the records/literature
- describe/report an experiment/a study
- present/publish/summarize the results/findings
- present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal
Language Bank expectexpectDiscussing predictions- By 2050, one in six people on the planet will be aged 65 or over.
- The number of people globally aged 65 and over is expected/likely to double by 2050.
- It is predicted that the over-65s will make up 17 per cent of the global population by 2050.
- Experts have forecast that the number of people over 65 will rise to 1.6 billion by 2050.
- World population is set to reach 9.7 billion by 2050.
- Net migration into the UK over the last decade was higher than expected.
- Overall population growth in the UK has been in line with predictions.
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1- It turned out my prediction was right.
- Let me get your predictions on the final score.
- Despite earlier dire predictions, shares remained steady.
- In this study, we made no specific predictions about likely outcomes.
- Six hundred workers there lost their jobs today, amid gloomy predictions that there could be worse to come.
- The sales results exceeded even the most optimistic predictions.
- Their success defies the predictions made by most experts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- correct
- good
- …
- make
- give
- offer
- …
- prove something
- turn out to be something
- be borne out
- …
- amid predictions
- contrary to a/the prediction
- despite a/the prediction
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin praedictio(n-), from praedicere ‘make known beforehand’, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.
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