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• foresee — foresee, foreknow, divine, apprehend, anticipate can mean to know or expect that something will happen or come into existence in advance of its occurrence or advent or to have knowledge that something exists before it is manifested or expressed.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• economics — /ek euh nom iks, ee keuh /, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind. 2. (used with a pl. v.) financial considerations;… …   Universalium

• Prediction — A prediction is a statement or claim that a particular event will occur in the future in more certain terms than a forecast. The etymology of this word is Latin (from præ before plus dicere to say ). Niels Bohr stated Prediction is very difficult …   Wikipedia

• predict — pre•dict [[t]prɪˈdɪkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to declare or tell in advance; foretell 2) to foretell the future; make a prediction • Etymology: 1540–50; < L praedictus, ptp. of praedīcere to foretell =prae pre +dīcere to say pre•dict′a•ble, adj.… …   From formal English to slang

• The Authority — Infobox comics organization imagebox= caption=The Authority, as featured on the cover for the Under New Management trade paperback. Art by Frank Quitely, 2000 publisher=Wildstorm debut= The Authority #1 creators=Warren Ellis Bryan Hitch base=The… …   Wikipedia

• predict — predictable, adj. predictability, n. predictably, adv. /pri dikt /, v.t. 1. to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization. v.i. 2. to foretell the future; make a prediction. [1540 …   Universalium

• expect — expect, hope, look, await are comparable when they mean to have something in mind as more or less certain to happen or come about. They vary, however, so greatly in their implications and in their constructions that they are seldom… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• understand */*/*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈstænd] / US [ˌʌndərˈstænd] verb [never progressive] Word forms understand : present tense I/you/we/they understand he/she/it understands present participle understanding past tense understood UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈstʊd] / US [ˌʌndərˈstʊd]… …   English dictionary