No. 3,552 in Portuguese
prever
To foresee or predict.
In a sentence
Ele consegue prever mudanças no mercado financeiro.
He can predict changes in the financial market.
Here, 'prever' is used to indicate the ability to foresee or predict events based on analysis or knowledge.
É difícil prever o comportamento do clima.
It is difficult to predict weather behavior.
In this sentence, 'prever' means estimating or forecasting natural phenomena whose patterns might vary.
Ao prever os resultados, ele preparou um plano de contingência.
By predicting the results, he prepared a contingency plan.
Here, 'prever' is utilized in the context of anticipating possible outcomes to plan ahead effectively.
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