<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) To declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.</li><li>Synonyms: portend, prognosticate, project, augur, divine, presage.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) To foretell the future; make a prediction.</li></ul>