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prediction verbs make a prediction • It is far too early to make predictions about the outcome of the inquiry. confirm a prediction (= show that it was right ) • They are now planning further tests to confirm their predictions. adjectives accurate/correct • Jane's prediction proved to be accurate. a confident prediction (= one that you think is probably right ) • The situation is so uncertain that it is hard to make a confident prediction. a dire/gloomy prediction (= saying that something bad will happen ) • There have been some gloomy predictions about the economy recently.
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noun ADJ. accurate, correct | dire, gloomy | long-term | reliable, safe | confident | definite, firm | computer | earthquake, weather VERB + PREDICTION make | confirm, fulfil The results of the experiment confirmed their predictions. | confound, contradict PREDICTION + VERB prove sth, turn out to be sth Our prediction turns out to be correct. | be borne out, come true PREP. amid ~s Six hundred workers there lost their jobs today, amid gloomy predictions that there could be worse to come. | contrary to a/the ~ Contrary to almost all predictions, however, the government did not fall. | despite a/the ~ Despite earlier dire predictions, shares remained steady. | ~ about I've learnt not to make predictions about the weather. | ~ for the government's prediction for unemployment | ~ of their predictions of future growth
Oxford Collocations Dictionary