Voorspellen
Example: Wetenschappers proberen het weer voor volgende week te voorspellen.
Definition
"Voorspellen" means to say or estimate that a specific event or outcome will happen in the future, often based on evidence or analysis. Scientists try to "voorspellen" the weather for the following week by using data and models to foresee future conditions.
Etymology
The Dutch word "voorspellen" combines "voor" meaning 'before' and "spellen" meaning 'to spell or tell.' Together, it literally means 'to tell beforehand,' reflecting its use for predicting future events. This origin highlights how prediction involves speaking or declaring something ahead of time.
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"Voorspellen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 1", containing 111 commonly used words.
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