Compund Words

Sponsored Links

Last Search Words

Search Result:predicate

predicate   (Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋprєdIkIt,-kәt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊpredikәt,-kit 〕


Overview of noun predicate

The noun predicate has 2 senses


  • predicate -- ((logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates")

  • predicate, verb phrase -- (one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements)


Overview of verb predicate

The verb predicate has 3 senses


  • predicate -- (make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'")

  • predicate, proclaim -- (affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President")

  • connote, predicate -- (involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well")