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predicate

/ˈpredɪkət/noun

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noun
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    [C] grammar

    the part of a sentence that contains the verb and says something about the subject

    विधेय (वाक्य का वह भाग जो कर्ता के बारे में कुछ कहता है)

    • In 'Radhika teaches English', 'Radhika' is the subject and 'teaches English' is the predicate.
    • Every complete sentence has a subject and a predicate.
verb/ˈpredɪkeɪt/
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    [T, usually passive] ~ sth on/upon sth formal

    to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle

    (किसी बात पर) आधारित करना, टिकाना

    • The plan is predicated on the assumption that prices will remain stable.
    • His argument was predicated upon a misunderstanding of the facts.

    Synonyms base found ground

  2. 2

    [T] ~ that… formal

    to state that something is true

    (किसी बात को) सत्य बताना, प्रतिपादित करना

    • The report predicates that the scheme will succeed.

    Synonyms assert declare affirm

◇Word family
predicative adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

base found ground assert declare affirm

§Grammar and usage

The noun ends in /-kət/ but the verb ends in /-keɪt/.

Noun का अंत /-kət/ और verb का अंत /-keɪt/ होता है।

Something is predicated on or upon something (not 'predicated with').

Predicated on या upon something सही है ('predicated with' नहीं)।