predict
v[Tn, Tf, Tw]
say in advance that (sth) will happen; forecast 预言(某事物)将发生; 预报; 预告
The earthquake had been predicted several months before. 这次地震早在几个月以前就发布了预报.
She predicted that the improvement would continue. 她预测情况将继续好转.
It is impossible to predict who will win. 要预测出谁将获胜是不可能的.
This month all of my law clients paid their bills.
这个月前来做法律咨询的客户全都付清账单了。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.