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Definition predictable in British English

predictable adjective

adjective
/prɪˈdɪktəb(ə)l/
1

if something is predictable, it happens in the way that you would expect

Example

Most of the films we've reviewed this summer have had one thing in common - predictable plots.

Example

The results of most of the studies have been predictable.

2

someone who is predictable always behaves or reacts in the same way

Example

How very predictable you are sometimes.

Definition predictable in British English