To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet.

use what you know to tell what will happen It is easy to predict when it will rain.

to declare or indicate in advance

to state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge.

Predict the future of political activism among certain demographic groups in the United States

Make a specific forecast of future properties or interactions based on past experiences, observations, or organizational schemes ( chaos, systems, cycles, models).

The skill of explaining new events based on observations or information.