by McTag » Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:42 pm
Hi Thineswar! Are you looking for a noun or a verb?
By definition, a prediction describes a declaration made in advance of an event.
Therefore we cannot predict the past.
If you are looking for a verb, then I have tried to answer your question here:
I think people often use the word predict when talking about the past, so this can be confusing. For example, someone might say "I predict that X (an event in the past) caused Y (an effect noticed in the present)". It might be more suitable to replace the verb 'predict' with the verb 'guess' or 'suppose' or 'suspect'.
E.g. "I suspect that X caused Y." Or "I suspect that gravity caused that apple on the ground to fall from its tree."