No. 106 in Latvian

paredz

"Plans," "foresees," or "anticipates."

In a sentence

Plāns paredz trīs galvenos soļus.
The plan foresees three main steps.
In this sentence, 'paredz' means 'foresees' or 'plans for', indicating something anticipated or included in a strategy.
Likums paredz sodu par pārkāpumu.
The law specifies a penalty for the violation.
Here, 'paredz' translates to 'specifies', showing meaning in legal or formal context describing provisions or stipulations.
Es paredzu, ka rīt būs labs laiks.
I predict that the weather will be good tomorrow.
In this example, 'paredz' means 'predicts', describing anticipating a probable future event.

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