overpredict en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English predict English overpredict From over- + predict.
Meanings
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To predict to be higher than the actual value
The harvest was overpredicted because the forecasters did not anticipate the dry weather.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overpredicting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpredicts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overpredicted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overpredicted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |