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1 predicativo
adj grammar predicative* * *predicativo agg. (log., gramm.) predicative, predicate (attr.): complemento predicativo, predicate complement; verbo predicativo, predicate verb.* * *[predika'tivo]aggettivo predicative, predicate* * *predicativo/predika'tivo/predicative, predicate. -
2 predicato
predicato agg. preached◆ s.m.2 essere in predicato per, to be considered for: è in predicato per una carica importante, he is being considered for an important appointment.* * *[predi'kato]sostantivo maschile1) ling. filos. predicate2) in predicato* * *predicato/predi'kato/sostantivo m.1 ling. filos. predicate2 in predicato essere in predicato per to be in line for. -
3 predicare
preach* * *1 to preach, to proclaim: predicare il Vangelo, la guerra, la pace, to preach (o to proclaim) the Gospel, war, peace // oggi predica padre Paolo, Father Paul is going to preach today // un tempo si predicava spesso in piazza, once they often used to preach in public // predicare al deserto, al vento, to waste one's words // predicare bene e razzolare male, not to practise what one preaches2 (fam.) to preach, to lecture: è tanto che glielo predico, I have told him so many times; mi predica sempre di essere ordinato, he's always lecturing me for being untidy // non fa che predicare, sono stufa di lui, he does nothing but preach, I am sick and tired of him // smetti di predicare!, stop sermonizing!3 (fil., log.) to predicate.* * *[predi'kare]1. vt2. vi* * *[predi'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to preach2) filos. to predicate2.••* * *predicare/predi'kare/ [1]1 to preach; predicare la pace to preach peace2 filos. to predicate(aus. avere) to preachpredicare bene e razzolare male not to practise what one preaches; predicare al deserto o vento to waste one's words. -
4 predicato sm
[predi'kato]Gramm predicate -
5 dichiarativo
dichiarativo agg.2 (gramm.) predicative, predicate (attr.). -
6 predicato
sm [predi'kato]Gramm predicate
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Predicate — Pred i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predicating}.] [L. praedicatus, p. p. of praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See {Preach}.] 1. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of another); as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Predicate — or predication may refer to:*Predicate (mathematics), a relation, or the boolean valued characteristic function or indicator function of a relation *Predicate (logic), a fundamental concept in first order logic **in Bertrand Russell s theory of… … Wikipedia
predicate — [pred′i kāt΄; ] for n. [ & ] adj. [, pred′ikit] vt. predicated, predicating [L praedicatus, pp. of praedicare: see PREACH] 1. Obs. to proclaim; preach; declare; affirm 2. a) to affirm as a quality, attribute, or property of a person or thing … English World dictionary
predicate — pred·i·cate 1 / pre də ˌkāt/ vt cat·ed, cat·ing: to set or ground on something: find a basis for usu. used with on if Mary s claim is predicated simply on John s duty of support W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. pred·i·cate 2 / pre di kət/ adj: rela … Law dictionary
Predicate — Pred i*cate, n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr[ e]dicat. See {Predicate}, v. t.] 1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In these propositions, Paper is white, Ink is not white, whiteness is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predicate — and predict are distantly related but their meanings are distinct. The primary meaning of predict is ‘to foretell’, whereas the primary use of predicate is followed by on in the meaning ‘to found or base (on a principle or assumption)’: That s a… … Modern English usage
predicate — ► NOUN 1) Grammar the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home). 2) Logic something which is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition. ► VERB 1)… … English terms dictionary
Predicate — Pred i*cate, a. [L. praedicatus, p. p.] Predicated. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Predicate — Pred i*cate, v. i. To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
predicate — (n.) 1530s, a term in logic, from L. praedicatum that which is said of the subject, properly neut. pp. of praedicare assert, proclaim, declare publicly, from prae forth, before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + dicare proclaim, from stem of dicere to speak … Etymology dictionary
predicate — vb affirm, declare, profess, *assert, aver, protest, avouch, avow, warrant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
