BrE BrE//ˈpredɪkət//; NAmE NAmE//ˈpredɪkət//
(grammar) a part of a sentence containing a verb that makes a statement about the subject of the verb, such as went home in John went home. compare object Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.Check pronunciation: predicate
