ennustaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- augur noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
- divine adj Relating to or coming from God or a god.
- forecast verb To predict how something, especially the weather or the economy, will develop.
- foresee verb To know or realize something will happen before it does.
- foretell verb To predict or announce something before it happens.
- predict verb To say what will happen in the future, based on knowledge, evidence, or reasoning.
- presage noun A warning of a future event; an omen.
- prognosticate verb To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
- project noun A planned piece of work with a specific goal, carried out in stages.
Senses
ennustaa is used for these senses in English:
- augur To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
- divine (transitive) To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
- forecast To estimate how something will be in the future.
- foresee (obsolete) To provide.
- foretell (ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
- predict (transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.
- presage (transitive) To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
- prognosticate (transitive) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
augur — full definition
- noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
- verb To be a sign of something to come; to predict or foreshadow.
divine — full definition
- adj Relating to or coming from God or a god.
- adj Wonderful or delightful, in an exaggerated, almost heavenly sense.
- verb To work something out through guesswork, intuition, or insight rather than being told directly.