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- DictionaryPre·dict·a·ble/prēˈdiktəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. able to be predicted: "the market is volatile and never predictable"
if something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like. a predictable result; The ending of the book was entirely predictable. The disease follows a highly predictable pattern. In March and April, the weather is much less predictable.
Put them together, and you'll see that predictable means "able to be said before (it happens)" or, simply, something you know of before it happens. Definitions of predictable. adjective. capable of being foretold. synonyms: certain, sure. certain to occur; destined or inevitable. foreseeable.
5 days ago · If you say that an event is predictable, you mean that it is obvious in advance that it will happen . This was a predictable reaction, given the bitter hostility between the two countries. The result was entirely predictable. Synonyms: likely, expected, sure, certain More Synonyms of predictable.
1 if something is predictable, you know in advance that it will happen or what it will be like a predictable result The ending of the book was totally predictable. The disease follows a highly predictable pattern.
Predictable definition, able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting. See more.
To foretell something. [Latin praedīcere, praedict- : prae-, pre- + dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots .] pre·dict′a·bil′i·ty n. pre·dict′a·ble adj. pre·dict′a·bly adv. pre·dic′tive adj. pre·dic′tive·ly adv. pre·dic′tor n. Synonyms: predict, call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pre‧dict‧a‧ble /prɪˈdɪktəbəl/ AWL adjective if something or someone is predictable, you know what will happen or what they will do – sometimes used to show disapproval The snow had a predictable effect on traffic. an entertaining but predictable film Logan’s reaction was predictable. —predictab...
