prophesy
/ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ/ verb C1- To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
- To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
- To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
- To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.
He/she/it prophesies · Past prophesied · Past participle prophesied · -ing form prophesying
Verb forms
- Base form
- prophesy
- He/she/it
- prophesies
- Past
- prophesied
- Past participle
- prophesied
- -ing form
- prophesying
From the library
“The papers will be full of the Birlstone mystery in a day or two; but where’s the mystery if there is a man in London who prophesied the crime before ever it occurred?
As he had prophesied would be the case, he remained paralyzed in the right arm and the left leg, and had given up all hope of ever enjoying it himself.
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