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predictableable to be predicted; behaving or occurring in a way that is expected

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: able to be predicted; behaving or occurring in a way that is expected

Pronunciation (IPA): /prɪˈdɪktəbəl/

Korean meaning: 예측할 수 있는, 뻔한

Korean pronunciation: 프리**딕**터블

Example Sentences

  • My cat's behavior is so predictable - food bowl empty, dramatic meowing begins.
  • The movie had a predictable ending that everyone saw coming from the first scene.
  • His jokes are so predictable that we finish the punchline before he does.

predictable

ADJECTIVE

//prɪˈdɪktəbəl//

able to be predicted; behaving or occurring in a way that is expected

predictable concept
💡 Concept

A businessman follows his predictable morning routine exactly as always

predictable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When crimes are predictable, evidence becomes detectable!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/prɪˈdɪktəbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/prɪˈdɪktəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpre--
Rootdict
Suffix--able

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '미리(pre-) 말하다(dicere)'라는 뜻에서 출발했습니다. 고대 로마 시대 예언자들이 미래를 '미리 말하던' 것에서 유래되었죠.

🎵Rhyme

respectableectabledetectable
respectable
ectable
detectable

🔗Collocations

predictable pattern
predictable behavior
predictable outcome
boringly predictable
highly predictable
predictable routine

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat's behavior is so predictable - food bowl empty, dramatic meowing begins.

The movie had a predictable ending that everyone saw coming from the first scene.

😄 Fun example

His jokes are so predictable that we finish the punchline before he does.

Weather patterns have become less predictable due to climate change.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

foreseeableexpectedanticipatedobviousinevitable

Antonyms

unpredictablesurprisingunexpected

Related

predictpredictionpredictablypredictability

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