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title: predict — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «predict» in the school dictionary: To predict is to say what you think will happen in the future, before it happens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# predict

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**Who acts:** you, it, I, ice, weather forecast, Nobody · **What happens:** predict, be, think, happen, say, expect · **To what, where:** future, science, result, test, story, next number · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«predict» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [predict in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/predict.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To predict is to say what you think will happen in the future, before it happens.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:m1:1
# text = To predict is to say what you think will happen in the future, before it happens.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	predict	predict	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **happen** | future |  |  |  | the future |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in future=Location |
| 5 | **happen** | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science, to say what you expect the result of a test to be, using what you already know.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:m2:1
# text = In science, to say what you expect the result of a test to be, using what you already know.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	expect	expect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	already	already	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | science |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **expect** | present | you | the result of a test |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme result=Eventuality |
| 3 | **use** | to-infinitive · progressive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient |
| 4 | **know** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **result** |  |  | a test |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I predict that the ice will melt in ten minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x1:1
# text = I predict that the ice will melt in ten minutes.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	predict	predict	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	melt	melt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **melt** | future | the ice |  |  |  | minute |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Predict what will happen next in the story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x2:1
# text = Predict what will happen next in the story.
1	Predict	predict	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
5	next	next	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** | future |  |  |  | the story |  | next *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in story=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you predict the next number: 2, 4, 6, ...?

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x3:1
# text = Can you predict the next number: 2, 4, 6, ...?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	predict	predict	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	...	...	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | can | you | the next number |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot number=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather forecast predicts rain tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x4:1
# text = The weather forecast predicts rain tomorrow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	forecast	forecast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	predicts	predict	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | present | the weather forecast | rain |  |  | tomorrow |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rain=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody predicted that our team would win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x5:1
# text = Nobody predicted that our team would win.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	predicted	predict	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | past | Nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **win** | would | our team |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We predicted the heavy ball would fall faster, but they landed together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x6:1
# text = We predicted the heavy ball would fall faster, but they landed together.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	predicted	predict	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	faster	fast	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **fall** | would | the heavy ball |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **land** | past | they |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists predict where hurricanes will go.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x7:1
# text = Scientists predict where hurricanes will go.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	predict	predict	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
4	hurricanes	hurricane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | future | hurricanes |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It had been predicted that a certain baby princess would begin flying about the world as soon as she was fifteen.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:predict:x8:1
# text = It had been predicted that a certain baby princess would begin flying about the world as soon as she was fifteen.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	predicted	predict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	begin	begin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
12	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	as	as	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	fifteen	fifteen	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **predict** | past · perfect · passive |  | It |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **begin** | would | a certain baby princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **fly** | gerund | a certain baby princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the world; soon *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about world=Location |
| 4 | **is** | past | princess |  |  |  |  | as fifteen | tree rules |

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