Predicate meaning: The predicate is the part

The predicate is the part of a sentence that includes the verb and verb phrase. The predicate of "The boys went to the zoo" is "went to the zoo." The verb predicate means, among other things, "to found or base." Despite being attested as early as 1754, that sense has endured attack as a misuse on the grounds that it is not true to its Latin root praedicare, meaning "to proclaim, assert." A predicate is a grammatical term that includes the verb and the words that tell what the subject does. Learn about simple, compound, predicate adjective and predicate nominative predicates with examples and diagrams. Learn the meaning of predicate as a noun and a verb in grammar and logic, with examples and translations. Find out how to use predicate in sentences and expressions, and explore related words and phrases.