Predicate (noun)
pre-di-kat
(grammmar) The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home).
Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.
Example sentences
“Don’t worry about the sentences with predicates and subjects.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)