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predictable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /pɹiˈdɪktəbləl/
  • /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English predict Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable From predict + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Able to be predicted.
    • a boring film with a predictable ending
    • a predictable mathematical pattern
    • Despite the predictable squalling on some of the Twilight fanblogs, the two leads are impeccably cast. 2008, Vanity Fair, numbers 579-580, page 329:

Antonyms

nonpredictable · non-predictable · unpredictable

Deriveds

impredictable · predictableness · ultrapredictable · predictability · semipredictable · predictably

Relateds

predict · predictor · expected · prediction · possible

Translations (46)

es previsible (able to be predicted) · cmn 可預言的 /可预言的 (able to be predicted) · pt predizível (able to be predicted) · cmn 可預見的 /可预见的 (able to be predicted) · ga intuartha (able to be predicted) · be прадказа́льны (able to be predicted) · de vorhersagbar (able to be predicted) · ru предсказу́емый (able to be predicted) · cs předvídatelný (able to be predicted) · nl voorspelbaar (able to be predicted) · ro anticipabil (able to be predicted) · gl previsible (able to be predicted) · ka წინასწარგანჭვრეტადი (able to be predicted) · ca predicible (able to be predicted) · nb forutsigelig (able to be predicted) · cy rhagweladwy (able to be predicted) · fi ennalta arvattava (able to be predicted) · hu megjósolható (able to be predicted) · es predictible (able to be predicted) · nb forutsigbar (able to be predicted) · sv förutsägbar (able to be predicted) · hy կանխատեսելի (able to be predicted) · fr prédictible (able to be predicted) · es predecible (able to be predicted) · ja 先が見える (able to be predicted) · ja 予測できる (able to be predicted) · uk передба́чуваний (able to be predicted) · el προβλέψιμος (able to be predicted) · az proqnozlaşdırıla bilən (able to be predicted) · de prädiktabel (able to be predicted) · ro predictibil (able to be predicted) · cmn 意料之中 (able to be predicted) · ca predictible (able to be predicted) · it prevedibile (able to be predicted) · tr öngörülebilir (able to be predicted) · ro previzibil (able to be predicted) · fi ennustettava (able to be predicted) · hu kiszámítható (able to be predicted) · fr prévisible (able to be predicted) · nn føreseieleg (able to be predicted) · bg предсказуем (able to be predicted) · pt previsível (able to be predicted) · ka მოსალოდნელი (able to be predicted) · ja 起こりうる (able to be predicted) · pl przewidywalny (able to be predicted) · pl przepowiadalny (able to be predicted)

predictable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɹiˈdɪktəbləl/
  • /pɹəˈdɪktəbləl/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English predict Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English predictable From predict + -able.

Meanings

  1. (uncommon) A predictable thing.

Forms

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predictables Number=Plur lexicographic