German word

prognostizieren

Pronunciation

IPA/pʁognɔstiˈtsiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbpredict

Example

Die Experten prognostizieren Regen für morgen.

The experts predict rain for tomorrow.

Illustration for prognostizieren (predict)

More examples

Die Analysten prognostizieren eine steigende Nachfrage im nächsten Quartal.

The analysts predict rising demand next quarter.

Core concept

A current trend is extended into a reasoned statement about a future result rather than a mere guess.

Common phrases

  • prognostizieren das Wetter

    predict the weather

  • prognostizieren die Entwicklung

    predict the development

  • prognostizieren die Nachfrage

    predict demand

Similar words

vorhersagen: Tell in advance what is expected to happen, including a weather outcome.
schätzen: Work out an approximate quantity or value when exact information is lacking.
vermuten: Believe something is likely despite having little evidence for it.
voraussehen: Anticipate how a situation will develop based on present signs.

Definition in German

etwas Zukünftiges auf Basis von Beobachtungen oder Daten abschätzen und mitteilen

Word origin

Prognostizieren developed as a learned German verb from Latin prognosticare and ultimately from Greek language about foreknowledge.

Usage tips

  • For a personal or tentative guess, vermuten or schätzen often sounds more natural than the formal verb prognostizieren.

Other meanings

  • forecastverb
  • foreseeverb

Related words

  • Prognosepredictionnoun
  • prognostischpredictiveadjective
  • Prognostikerpredictornoun

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