What does predicate mean?

Question

Can anyone tell me what predicate means. I learned it in school but I forgot.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Definition 1. to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert. 2. Logic. a. to affirm or assert (something) of the subject of a proposition. b. to make (a term) the predicate of such a proposition. 3. to connote; imply: His retraction predicates a change of attitude. 5. to make an affirmation or assertion. –adjective 6. predicated. 7. Grammar. belonging to the predicate: a predicate noun. –noun 8. Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here. 9. Logic. that which is affirmed or denied concerning the subject of a proposition. 4. to found or derive (a statement, action, etc.); base (usually fol. by on): He predicated his behavior on his faith in humanity. Hope this helps

Answer 3

1. To base or establish (a statement or action, for example): I predicated my argument on the facts.
2. To state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something: The sermon predicated the perfectibility of humankind.
3. To carry the connotation of; imply.
4. Logic. To make (a term or expression) the predicate of a proposition.
5. To proclaim or assert; declare.

Answer 4

Pronunciation: 'pre-di-k&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praedicatum, from neuter of praedicatus
1 a : something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic b : a term designating a property or relation
2 : the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers

Answer 5

1 a : something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic b : a term designating a property or relation
2 : the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers

Answer 6

It means to base, or establish, as "I have predicated my argument on facts."