PREDICATE

One of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements.

(logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula. Приклади

'Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates.

Involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic. Приклади

Solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well.

Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of. Приклади

The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President.

Make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition. Приклади

The predicate 'dog' is predicated of the subject 'Fido' in the sentence 'Fido is a dog'.

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