1. prophesy, foretell, announce in advance. predictpre*dict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. predicted; p. pr. & vb. n. predicting.] [l. praedictus, p. p. of praedicere to predict; prae before + dicere to say, tell. see: diction, and cf. preach.] to tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet