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voraussagen

predict

Definition & meaning

The verb "voraussagen" means to predict or forecast something that will happen in the future. It involves making a statement about a future event based on current evidence, logic, experience, or intuition.

It is commonly used in various contexts:

  1. General predictions: Making a claim about the outcome of an event, such as a sports match or an election.
  2. Fortune-telling: Referring to the act of a seer or oracle stating what the future holds.
  3. Scientific or economic forecasts: Predicting trends or developments based on data analysis.

While it is very similar to "vorhersagen" , "voraussagen" is often perceived as slightly more general, whereas "vorhersagen" is the standard term for professional contexts like weather reporting.

Grammar & Word origin

"Voraussagen" is a separable verb (trennbares Verb). This means that in a standard main clause, the prefix "voraus" moves to the end of the sentence.

  • Infinitive: voraussagen
  • Present tense: ich sage voraus, du sagst voraus
  • Simple past (Präteritum): ich sagte voraus
  • Past participle (Partizip II): vorausgesagt

The word is composed of two German parts:

  1. voraus : An adverb meaning "ahead," "in front," or "beforehand."
  2. sagen : The verb "to say" or "to tell."

Combined, the word literally means "to say beforehand."

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • vorhersagen : The most common synonym, used for forecasts and predictions.
  • prognostizieren : A more formal or technical term used in science, medicine, and economics.
  • prophezeien : To prophesy, often used in a religious, mystical, or dramatic context.
  • weissagen : An older or more literary term for telling the future.
  • vorausahnen : To sense or suspect something in advance (to have a hunch).

Antonyms:

  • verschweigen : To keep secret or hide information, effectively the opposite of speaking about a future possibility.
  • rekapitulieren : To summarize or look back at the past, rather than looking forward.
  • erinnern : To remember the past, which is the temporal opposite of predicting the future.

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Examples

Das Wetteramt wird das Wetter für morgen voraussagen.verb

The weather office will predict the weather for tomorrow.

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