Predvída

Predvída is a verb found in Czech and Slovak, meaning to foresee, anticipate, or predict. It denotes the act of forming expectations about future events based on information, trends, or reasoning. In standard usage it appears in statements such as "Odborník predvída vývoj trhu" (the expert foresees market development) or "Analýza predvída možné riziká" (the analysis foresees potential risks).

In Czech the present tense form is predvídá; in Slovak it is predvída; past tense forms vary by gender (Czech: predvídal/predvídala; Slovak: predvídal/predvídala). The gerund or noun form predvídání exists in Czech as predvídání, meaning the act of foreseeing or anticipation.

Etymology: predvída is derived from prefix před- meaning before and the verb vídat/vidět meaning to see; it is related to the idea of seeing ahead or beforehand, and has cognates in other Slavic languages as well as parallels in the English foresee.

Usage notes: predvída is common in formal or analytic prose, business forecasting, risk assessment, and planning. It is less common in everyday casual speech than simpler verbs such as očekávat or tušit, depending on regional preferences.

See also: predvídání, předpověď (forecast), odhad (estimate). The concept overlaps with forecasting, risk assessment, and scenario planning.