# predicting

Pronunciation: say "pri-DIKT-ing" /pɹɪˈdɪktɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of predict. — present participle and gerund of predict
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of predict. Use this form for an action happening now, or as a naming word for it.
   - _Economists are predicting slower growth for the coming year._
   - _Predicting earthquakes with any accuracy remains beyond current science._

## Noun

2. A statement made in advance about a future event or outcome; a prediction.
   - Simple: A statement that says what will happen before it happens.
   - _The analyst's predicting of the market crash earned her wide praise._
   - _Ancient texts are full of strange predictings about the end of the world._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/predicting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).