Predicate | Mean of predicate in English Dictionary

/ˈprɛdəˌkeɪt/

• Verb
• to base (something) on or upon something else
1. His theory is predicated on faulty assumptions.
• Noun
• the part of a sentence that expresses what is said about the subject
1. In the sentence “The child threw the ball,” the subject is “the child” and the predicate is “threw the ball.”
• used after a linking verb to describe a noun that comes before the verb
1. In “the sun is hot,” “hot” is a predicate adjective.