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predicate

predicate
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • predikaat v.h. subject bij ontleding; gezegde in een zin
  • one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements

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predicate
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • (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
    "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"

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    to predicate
    Werkwoord
      • make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition
      "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

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      to predicate
      Werkwoord
        • affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of
        "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"

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        to predicate
        Werkwoord
          • involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
          "solving the problem is predicated on understanding it well"

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          Voorbeeldzinnen

          1. Lojban has incorporated a detailed grammar for mathematical expressions. This grammar parallels the predicate grammar of the non-mathematical language.
          2. The "predicate" is that part that shows the action in the sentence. In Japanese it would be the part that ends in "da", "suru", etc.
          3. where the criminal proceedings leading to a confiscation order involve a predicate offence as well as money laundering, a ‘criminal offence’ mentioned in Article 8(2)(f) shall mean a predicate offence.