predicate

Meanings

• Function word

  A statement or proposition that is expressed or can be expressed as a completable sentence and can function as a predicate in a larger sentence.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpɹɛdɪkət/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈpɹɛdɪˌkeɪt/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with predicate
relics , phenylics , relics

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Homonyms

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1. Predicate (English) : A statement or proposition that is expressed or can be expressed as a completable sentence and can function as a predicate in a larger sentence.
   

2. Predicate (Latin) : To proclaim, announce, publish.
   

3. Predator (English) : A creature that preys on other organisms to survive.
   

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Homophones

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1. Predicate (English) : A statement or proposition that is expressed or can be expressed as a completable sentence and can function as a predicate in a larger sentence.
   

2. Predicate (Latin) : To proclaim, announce, publish.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of predicate that leads to same result
predicate , predicates , predicative , predicatively , predicated , predicating , functional calculus , predicate calculi , predicate calculus , predicate calculuses , predicate nominative , predicate nominatives

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Forms

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is, am, are, have, had, has, do, does, did

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Etymology

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From Latin 'praedicare', 'to proclaim, announce, publish'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'predicate' comes from the Latin word 'praedicare', which means 'to proclaim, announce, publish'.

2. In mathematics, a predicate is a function that returns a boolean value.

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Related Concepts

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1. Subject: The noun or pronoun that performs the action or is affected by the action in a sentence. The subject is the doer or the receiver in a sentence.

2. Complement: A word or group of words that completes the meaning of a sentence. It provides additional information about the subject or predicate.

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Culture

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In literature, a predicate is a crucial part of a sentence that expresses the action or state of being. In philosophy, it refers to the part of a proposition that asserts something about the subject.

How to Memorize "predicate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sentence where the subject is performing an action. The predicate is the part of the sentence that describes the action.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the predicate with the action it describes.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym PREDICATE: Predicate expresses the action or state of being.

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