Korean word

예측

Pronunciation

Romanizationyecheuk

Meaning

  • nounprediction

Example

이번 경기의 예측은 어렵다.i beon kyeong gi ui ye cheu geun eo ryeop tta

The prediction for this game is difficult.

Illustration for 예측 (prediction)

More examples

이번 발표 결과는 예측을 뛰어넘었다.i beon pal pyo kyeol gwa neun ye cheu geul ttwi eo neo meot tta

The results announced in this presentation exceeded the prediction.

Core concept

A reasoned view of what will happen or what result will occur in the future.

Common phrases

  • 예측이 빗나가다ye cheu gi pin na ga da

    prediction miss the mark

  • 예측대로ye cheuk ttae ro

    as predicted

  • 예측을 뛰어넘다ye cheu geul ttwi eo neom tta

    exceed the prediction

Similar words

예상yesang: An advance expectation shaped by an event's course and available information.
추측chucheuk: A tentative guess about what may be true when evidence is incomplete.

Definition in Korean

앞으로 일어날 일이나 결과를 자료나 근거에 따라 미리 판단하거나 추정한 것.a peu ro i reo nal i ri na kyeol gwa reul cha ryo na keun geo e tta ra mi ri pan dan ha geo na chu jeong han keot

Word origin

예측 (yecheuk, "prediction") is a Sino-Korean word formed from 예 (ye, "in advance") and 측 (cheuk, "measure"), expressing a judgment made before an event.

Usage tips

  • In English, prediction can mean either a careful forecast or a guess, while this Korean noun suits a future result judged from information.

Other meanings

  • estimatenoun

Opposites

  • 불확실성pulhwakssilseonguncertaintynoun

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