What part of speech is predicting?

Predicting can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. predicting is a verb, gerund of predict (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does predicting mean?

Definitions

Verb

predict - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
predict - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

Examples of predicting

#   Sentence  
1. verb Arctic summer sea ice will decline by 50 percent by the end of the 21st century, the assessment found, with some models predicting complete disappearance of summer sea ice.
2. verb There is no predicting what may happen.
3. verb A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
4. verb Tom did a good job predicting who would win the election.
5. verb They're predicting rain.
6. verb No one is capable of predicting the rage of nature.
7. verb Do you know anything about predicting the weather?
8. verb Predicting the future isn't always prudent.
9. verb I'm predicting big things for Tom.
10. verb They were predicting this would happen.
11. verb Predicting the future is impossible.
12. verb Economists are predicting that more than a million U.S. workers could lose their jobs by the end of March.
13. verb Entitled "Predicting the Impacts of Mining Deep Sea Polymetallic Nodules in the Pacific Ocean," the 52-page report represents a scientific consensus based on 250 peer-reviewed articles.
14. verb NASA is predicting stargazers across the globe will be able to see as many as 150 meteors per hour, or about two per minute.
15. verb Yanni was predicting his demise.
Sentence  
verb
Arctic summer sea ice will decline by 50 percent by the end of the 21st century, the assessment found, with some models predicting complete disappearance of summer sea ice.
There is no predicting what may happen.
A common misconception about Christopher Columbus is that he once impressed a tribe of natives by predicting the lunar eclipse. The truth of the matter is that he CAUSED it.
Tom did a good job predicting who would win the election.
They're predicting rain.
No one is capable of predicting the rage of nature.
Do you know anything about predicting the weather?
Predicting the future isn't always prudent.
I'm predicting big things for Tom.
They were predicting this would happen.
Predicting the future is impossible.
Economists are predicting that more than a million U.S. workers could lose their jobs by the end of March.
Entitled "Predicting the Impacts of Mining Deep Sea Polymetallic Nodules in the Pacific Ocean," the 52-page report represents a scientific consensus based on 250 peer-reviewed articles.
NASA is predicting stargazers across the globe will be able to see as many as 150 meteors per hour, or about two per minute.
Yanni was predicting his demise.

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