prediction

noun/prɪˈdɪkʃən/CEFR B2

ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী, পূর্বাভাস

Meaning

A statement about what will happen.

Example sentences

His prediction turned out to be right.তার ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী সত্য প্রমাণিত হলো।
The prediction was for heavy rain.পূর্বাভাস ছিল ভারী বৃষ্টির।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: forecast, prophecy

Similar words, and what each means

forecast
পূর্বাভাস
A statement about what the weather will probably be like.
prophecy
ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী
A statement about the future, believed to come from God.

Other English words for “ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী, পূর্বাভাস”

prophecy
A statement about the future, believed to come from God.
forecast
A statement about what the weather will probably be like.
prelude
An event or action that comes before and introduces something more important.

“prediction” elsewhere on EnglishBD

I read your 2024 paper on flood prediction in the Padma basin, and my final-year project used a similar dataset for the Jamuna.
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English disagrees, and it disagrees for a reason worth knowing: the if half is not making a prediction, it is setting a condition, and English keeps conditions in the present.
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'Will' is often a decision made now or a prediction; the present continuous shows a plan already arranged, so it feels more certain and organised.
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“prediction” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী, পূর্বাভাস
- • গুড়
- • পোস্টমাস্টার, ডাকঘরের প্রধান কর্মকর্তা
- • ভবনের ভেতরের উঁচু খোলা আঙিনা
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ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী, পূর্বাভাস — prediction (noun) — ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী, পূর্বাভাস. A statement about what will happen.
Which word is closest in meaning to “prediction”?
- • forecast
- • bear
- • worker
- • cement
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forecast — forecast — পূর্বাভাস. A statement about what the weather will probably be like.

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