noun🔗Share(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states something about the subject or the object of the sentence."In "The dog barked very loudly", the subject is "the dog" and the predicate is "barked very loudly"."grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA term of a statement, where the statement may be true or false depending on whether the thing referred to by the values of the statement's variables has the property signified by that (predicative) term."A nullary predicate is a proposition."grammarlogicphilosophymathlinguisticsstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn operator or function that returns either true or false."The predicate "is taller than" returns true if the first person is taller than the second. "logicmathcomputingphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar) Of or related to the predicate of a sentence or clause."The predicate part of the sentence "My brother is a chef" describes what my brother is. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePredicated, stated."The teacher's lecture was predicated on the students already knowing basic algebra. "languagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRelating to or being any of a series of criminal acts upon which prosecution for racketeering may be predicated."The investigation focused on the predicate acts of fraud and bribery that suggested a larger racketeering scheme within the company. "lawgovernmentpoliceguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo announce, assert, or proclaim publicly."The teacher predicated that the exam would be challenging. "communicationlanguagestatementmediapoliticsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo assume or suppose; to infer."Based on her recent grades, I predicate she will do well on the final exam. "logicphilosophylanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(originally United States) to base (on); to assert on the grounds of."The detective predicated his theory of the crime on the suspect's history of violence. "languagelinguisticsstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(grammar) To make a term (or expression) the predicate of a statement."The teacher will predicate the sentence "The dog barked" by saying "The dog" is the subject and "barked" is the predicate. "grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo assert or state as an attribute or quality of something."The teacher will predicate a student's success on their consistent effort in class. "languagelinguisticsgrammarstatementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading