Prognosis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

a prediction of the course of a disease

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɑːɡnˈoʊsɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɒɡnˈəʊsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɒɡnˈəʊsɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɑːɡnˈoʊsɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prospect forecast medical prognosis

Word Forms

prognostic	adjective	of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prognosticate	verb	indicate by signs
forecast	verb	indicate by signs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prognose

eine Vorhersage darüber, wie sich etwas (z. B. das Wetter) entwickeln wird

🇫🇷French

pronostic

une prédiction sur la façon dont quelque chose (comme la météo) va évoluer

🇪🇸Spanish

pronóstico

una predicción sobre cómo se desarrollará algo (como el clima)

🇮🇹Italian

prognosi

una previsione su come si svilupperà qualcosa (come il tempo).

🇳🇱Dutch

prognose

een voorspelling over hoe iets (zoals het weer) zich zal ontwikkelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

prognóstico

uma previsão sobre como algo (como o clima) irá se desenvolver

🇷🇺Russian

прогноз

предсказание того, как что-то (например, погода) будет развиваться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोग का निदान

कुछ (मौसम के रूप में) कैसे विकसित होगा इसके बारे में एक भविष्यवाणी

🇧🇩Bengali

পূর্বাভাস

কিভাবে কিছু (আবহাওয়া হিসাবে) বিকশিত হবে সে সম্পর্কে একটি ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்கணிப்பு

ஏதாவது (வானிலையாக) எப்படி உருவாகும் என்பது பற்றிய கணிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

రోగ నిరూపణ

ఏదైనా (వాతావరణంగా) ఎలా అభివృద్ధి చెందుతుందనే దాని గురించి ఒక అంచనా

🇮🇳Marathi

रोगनिदान

काहीतरी (हवामान म्हणून) कसे विकसित होईल याबद्दलचा अंदाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વસૂચન

કંઈક (હવામાન તરીકે) કેવી રીતે વિકસિત થશે તે વિશેની આગાહી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ (ಹವಾಮಾನದಂತೆ) ಹೇಗೆ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದರ ಕುರಿತು ಭವಿಷ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവചനം

എന്തെങ്കിലും (കാലാവസ്ഥ പോലെ) എങ്ങനെ വികസിക്കും എന്നതിനെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു പ്രവചനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ

ਕੁਝ (ਮੌਸਮ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ) ਕਿਵੇਂ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਇੱਕ ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预后

对某事（如天气）将如何发展的预测

🇯🇵Japanese

予後

何か（天気など）がどのように発展するかについての予測

🇰🇷Korean

예지

(날씨 등) 어떤 일이 어떻게 전개될지에 대한 예측

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiên lượng

một dự đoán về việc một cái gì đó (như thời tiết) sẽ phát triển như thế nào

🇹🇭Thai

การพยากรณ์โรค

การทำนายว่าบางสิ่ง (เช่น สภาพอากาศ) จะพัฒนาไปอย่างไร

🇮🇩Indonesian

prognosa

prediksi tentang bagaimana sesuatu (seperti cuaca) akan berkembang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabala

isang hula tungkol sa kung paano bubuo ang isang bagay (bilang panahon).

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التكهن

التنبؤ بكيفية تطور شيء ما (مثل الطقس).

🇮🇷Persian

پیش آگهی

پیش بینی در مورد چگونگی توسعه یک چیزی (به عنوان آب و هوا).

🇹🇷Turkish

prognoz

bir şeyin (hava durumu gibi) nasıl gelişeceğine dair bir tahmin

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּרוֹגנוֹזָה

תחזית לגבי איך משהו (כמו מזג האוויר) יתפתח

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