predictable
/prɪˈdɪktəbl/adjective
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पूर्वानुमेय, जिसका पहले से अंदाज़ा हो, अपेक्षित
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that can be predicted; happening in the way you expect
पूर्वानुमेय, जिसका पहले से अंदाज़ा हो, अपेक्षित
- The monsoon is less predictable than it used to be.
- His reaction was entirely predictable.
- The result of the match was fairly predictable.
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- Prices rise in a predictable way before every festival.
- A predictable routine helps young children feel safe.
Synonyms foreseeable expected unsurprising
Opposite unpredictable unexpected surprising
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disapproving
(of a person or a story) behaving or developing in a way that is boring because it is so easily guessed
उबाऊ, जिसमें कोई नयापन न हो, घिसा-पिटा
- The film has a predictable ending.
- The plot of the serial is so predictable that I can guess the ending.
- The story is too predictable to be exciting.
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- I stopped reading because the plot was so predictable.
- He is a nice man but rather predictable.
Synonyms unoriginal formulaic dull
Opposite original imaginative
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
predictable + noun / be predictable
Predictable can come before a noun or after be. It describes events, results and people that can be guessed in advance.
'Predictable' संज्ञा से पहले या be के बाद आ सकता है। यह पहले से अनुमान लगाई जा सकने वाली घटनाओं, परिणामों और लोगों को बताता है।
- The result of the match was predictable.
- He gave the predictable answer.
predictable (praise vs criticism)
Predictable is neutral for science and weather but negative for stories and people, where it means boring because easy to guess.
विज्ञान और मौसम के लिए 'predictable' तटस्थ है, पर कहानियों और लोगों के लिए नकारात्मक है, जहाँ इसका अर्थ अनुमान लगाने योग्य होने से नीरस है।
- The film's ending was predictable and dull.
it is predictable that + clause
Use a that-clause after it is predictable to give the thing foreseen, often with should or would in formal style.
'It is predictable that' के बाद that-clause वह बात बताता है जिसका पूर्वानुमान था।
- It was predictable that prices would rise before the festival.
predictable vs unpredictable / predictably
The opposite is unpredictable. The adverb predictably often comes at the start of a sentence: Predictably, the match was delayed.
इसका विपरीत 'unpredictable' है। Adverb 'predictably' प्रायः वाक्य के आरंभ में आता है।
- Predictably, the trains were late during the monsoon.
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adverb + predictable
highlyentirelyperfectlywhollyfairly
- The outcome was entirely predictable.
predictable + noun
resultoutcomeresponsepatternplot
- A predictable pattern shows in the board results every year.
verb + predictable
bebecomeseemremainmake it
- Her habits remain predictable.
predictable + criticism
too predictablerather predictableboringly predictableall too predictable
- The advertisement is too predictable to be remembered.
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- Monsoon patterns are no longer as predictable as they used to be.
मानसून के स्वरूप अब उतने पूर्वानुमेय नहीं रहे जितने पहले थे।
- Radhika's reaction was predictable; she laughed.
राधिका की प्रतिक्रिया अनुमान के अनुरूप थी; वह हँस पड़ी।
- A predictable salary helps a family plan its expenses.
निश्चित वेतन परिवार को अपने खर्चों की योजना बनाने में मदद करता है।
- The speech was long and predictable.
भाषण लंबा और अनुमान के अनुरूप था।
- The questions in the exam were fairly predictable.
परीक्षा के प्रश्न काफी हद तक अनुमान लगाने योग्य थे।
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✗ It is predictable to win the match for Mumbai.
✓ It is predictable that Mumbai will win the match.
Predictable takes a that-clause, not a to-infinitive of this kind.
'Predictable' के बाद that-clause आता है, इस प्रकार का to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ The result is predictive.
✓ The result is predictable.
Predictive means able to predict; predictable means able to be predicted. They are look-alike words.
'Predictive' का अर्थ पूर्वानुमान करने वाला है; 'predictable' का अर्थ जिसका पूर्वानुमान हो सके। दोनों देखने में मिलते हैं।
✗ Weather is not predicable these days.
✓ Weather is not predictable these days.
The spelling is predictable with an extra t; predicable is a different, rare word.
वर्तनी 'predictable' है; 'predicable' अलग और दुर्लभ शब्द है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
foreseeable expected unsurprising unoriginal formulaic dull reliable
Antonyms
unpredictable unexpected surprising original imaginative erratic
AaSpelling
pre·dict·able
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Boringly predictable; a predictable pattern.
Collocations: boringly predictable (इतना अनुमानित कि उबाऊ लगे), a predictable pattern (ऐसा पैटर्न जिसका पहले से अंदाज़ा लगाया जा सके)।