Meaning
to predict
- to forecast
In a sentence
Non posso predire cosa dirà domani.
I can't predict what he'll say tomorrow.
Hai predetto bene il risultato della partita.
You predicted the result of the match well.
Il meteo prova a predire la pioggia.
The weather forecast tries to predict rain.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| predire | infinitive |
| prediciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| predico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| predite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| predici | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| predicono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| predice | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| predicevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| predicevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| predicevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| predicevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| predicevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prediceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| predicemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| predissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| prediceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| predicesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| predissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| predisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| prediremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| predirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| predirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| predirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| prediranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| predirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| prediciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| predica | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| prediciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| predica | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| predicano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| predica | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| predicessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| predicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prediceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| predicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| predicessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| predicesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prediremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| predirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| predireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prediresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| predirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| predirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prediciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| predite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| predici | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| predicendo | gerund |
| predetto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal and literary than prevedere. In everyday speech, Italians usually prefer prevedere for forecasts and expectations.
- Use it for statements about the future: predire il futuro, predire un evento. Not for planning or scheduling.
- It conjugates like dire: io predico, tu predici, lui predice; past participle detto pattern becomes predetto.
- present: predico, predici, predice, prediciamo, predite, predicono
- past participle predetto