prophesy

to speak as a prophet; to foretell future events: He will prophesy the next world war.
Not to be confused with:prophecy – a prediction; the inspired utterance of a prophet: His prophecy was that the world would come to an end soon.

proph·e·sy

P0600300 (prŏf′ĭ-sī′, -sē′)v. proph·e·sied (-sīd′, -sēd′), proph·e·sy·ing (-sī′ĭng, -sē′ĭng), proph·e·sies (-sīz′, -sēz′) v.tr.1. To reveal by divine inspiration.2. To predict the future with certainty. See Synonyms at foretell.3. To prefigure or foreshadow: "The wind was in the east, and the clouds prophesied rain" (Jacob Riis).v.intr.1. To reveal the will or message of God; speak or write as a prophet.2. To predict future events; make predictions.

[Middle English prophecien, from Old French prophecier, from prophecie, prophecy; see prophecy.]

proph′e·si′er n.

prophesy

(ˈprɒfɪˌsaɪ) vb, -sies, -sying or -sied1. (Theology) to reveal or foretell (something, esp a future event) by or as if by divine inspiration2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) archaic to give instruction in religious subjects[C14 prophecien, from prophecy] ˈpropheˌsiable adj ˈpropheˌsier n

proph•e•sy

(ˈprɒf əˌsaɪ)

v. -sied, -sy•ing. v.t. 1. to foretell or predict. 2. to indicate beforehand. 3. to utter in prophecy. v.i. 4. to make predictions, esp. by divine inspiration. 5. to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead. [1350–1400; Middle English; v. use of variant of prophecy] proph′e•si`er, n. syn: See predict.

prophesy

Past participle: prophesied
Gerund: prophesying

Imperative
prophesy
prophesy

Present
I prophesy
you prophesy
he/she/it prophesies
we prophesy
you prophesy
they prophesy

Preterite
I prophesied
you prophesied
he/she/it prophesied
we prophesied
you prophesied
they prophesied

Present Continuous
I am prophesying
you are prophesying
he/she/it is prophesying
we are prophesying
you are prophesying
they are prophesying

Present Perfect
I have prophesied
you have prophesied
he/she/it has prophesied
we have prophesied
you have prophesied
they have prophesied

Past Continuous
I was prophesying
you were prophesying
he/she/it was prophesying
we were prophesying
you were prophesying
they were prophesying

Past Perfect
I had prophesied
you had prophesied
he/she/it had prophesied
we had prophesied
you had prophesied
they had prophesied

Future
I will prophesy
you will prophesy
he/she/it will prophesy
we will prophesy
you will prophesy
they will prophesy

Future Perfect
I will have prophesied
you will have prophesied
he/she/it will have prophesied
we will have prophesied
you will have prophesied
they will have prophesied

Future Continuous
I will be prophesying
you will be prophesying
he/she/it will be prophesying
we will be prophesying
you will be prophesying
they will be prophesying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prophesying
you have been prophesying
he/she/it has been prophesying
we have been prophesying
you have been prophesying
they have been prophesying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prophesying
you will have been prophesying
he/she/it will have been prophesying
we will have been prophesying
you will have been prophesying
they will have been prophesying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prophesying
you had been prophesying
he/she/it had been prophesying
we had been prophesying
you had been prophesying
they had been prophesying

Conditional
I would prophesy
you would prophesy
he/she/it would prophesy
we would prophesy
you would prophesy
they would prophesy

Past Conditional
I would have prophesied
you would have prophesied
he/she/it would have prophesied
we would have prophesied
you would have prophesied
they would have prophesied

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prophesy - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspirationvaticinateforebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"vaticinate - foretell through or as if through the power of prophecyirradiate, enlighten - give spiritual insight to; in religion
	2.	prophesy - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"preachevangelise, evangelize - preach the gospel (to)lecture, talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

prophesy

verb predict, forecast, divine, foresee, augur, presage, foretell, forewarn, prognosticate, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561.

prophesy

verbTo tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means:augur, divine, foretell, soothsay, vaticinate.

Translations

预言

prophecy

(ˈprofəsi) – plural ˈprophecies – noun1. the power of foretelling the future. 预言能力2. something that is foretold. He made many prophecies about the future.预言ˈprophesy (-sai) verb to foretell. He prophesied (that there would be) another war.预言ˈprophet (-fit) – feminine ˈprophetess – noun1. a person who (believes that he) is able to foretell the future. 预言者2. a person who tells people what God wants, intends etc. the prophet Isaiah.先知proˈphetic (-ˈfe-) adjective预言的proˈphetically adverb预言地

prophecy is a noun: Her prophecy (not prophesy) came true.
prophesy is a verb: to prophesy (not prophecy) the future.

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verb predict

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verb to tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means

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verb predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

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verb deliver a sermon

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