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predictable

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/prɪˈdɪktəbl/ · pre-dic-ta-ble

Able to be predicted or foreseen; likely to happen.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Able to be predicted or foreseen; likely to happen.

پیش بینی کے قابل؛ جو ہونے کی امید ہو۔

قابل پیشنگوئی

qaabil paishgoi

Synonyms

foreseeableexpectedforetoldپیش بینیمعلوممتوقع

Antonyms

unpredictableuncertainsurprisingبے ترتیبنامعلومحیران کن

Common Collocations

  • predictable behavior
  • predictable outcome
  • predictable pattern

Example Sentences

The weather this time of year is quite predictable.

اس وقت کا موسم کافی قابل پیشنگوئی ہے۔

Is waqt ka mausam kaafi qaabil paishgoi hai.

Her reactions were predictable based on her past behavior.

اس کے ردعمل اس کے پچھلے سلوک کی بنیاد پر قابل پیشنگوئی تھے۔

Us ke rad-e-amal us ke pichlay sulook ki buniyad par qaabil paishgoi the.

The results of the experiment were predictable given the established theories.

تجربے کے نتائج قابل پیشنگوئی تھے کیونکہ نظریات قائم کیے گئے تھے۔

Tajurba ke nataij qaabil paishgoi the kyunki nazariyat qaim kiye gaye the.

Easily Confused With

predictive:While predictable refers to something that can be foreseen, predictive describes the ability to foretell future events.

Word Family

prediction
nounپیشگوئی
predict
verbپیشگوئی کرنا
predictably
adverbقابل پیشنگوئی طور پر

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'predict' as in foresee, and 'able' meaning it's possible.

Imagine a crystal ball showing future events.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہر ایک بات پہ کہتے ہو تم کہ تو کیا ہے، تمہارا کہنا بھی ناقابل پیشگوئی ہے۔

Har aik baat pe kehte ho tum ke tu kya hai, Tumhara kehna bhi naqaabil paishgoi hai.

You say everything is what it is, Even your words are unpredictable.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

ہاتھوں کی لکیریں قابل پشگون نہیں ہوتیں۔

Haathon ki lakeeren qaabil pashgoon nahi hoti.

The lines of the hands are not predictable.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "praedictus" — foretold

First known use: 19th century

Derived from Latin praedictus, the past participle of praedicere, which means to foretell. The term has evolved in English to describe something that can be foreseen or expected.