Voorspellen
Example: De weerman kan het weer goed voorspellen.
Definition
"Voorspellen" means to say what will happen in the future based on information or analysis. For example, a weather forecaster who can accurately predict the weather is able to "voorspellen" future weather conditions by interpreting data and patterns.
Etymology
The Dutch word "voorspellen" comes from the prefix "voor-" meaning 'before' and the verb "spellen" originally meaning 'to tell' or 'to spell out.' Together, it literally means 'to tell before,' reflecting the act of forecasting or predicting events before they happen.
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"Voorspellen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 2", containing 116 commonly used words.
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