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prophesyprophesy /ˈprɑfəˌsaɪ/ ●○○ verb (, prophesied, prophesying) [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEprophesy |
Present | I, you, we, they | prophesy | | he, she, it | prophesies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prophesied | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prophesied | | he, she, it | has prophesied | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prophesied | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prophesy | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prophesied |
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Present | I | am prophesying | | he, she, it | is prophesying | | you, we, they | are prophesying | Past | I, he, she, it | was prophesying | | you, we, they | were prophesying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been prophesying | | he, she, it | has been prophesying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been prophesying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be prophesying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been prophesying |
THESAURUSto say that something will happen before it happens► predictto say that something will happen before it happens: The newspapers are predicting a close election. ► forecast to say what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have. You use forecast about numbers and the weather: The number of passengers using the airport is forecast to rise. ► project to calculate what the amount or cost of something will be in the future, using the information that you have now: Energy prices are projected to rise by over 50% in the next 10 years. ► foresee to know that something will happen before it happens: No one could have foreseen the huge problems that occurred. ► anticipate formal to expect that something will happen and be ready for it: We anticipated that a lot of people would come, so we had enough food. ► prophesy/foretell to use religious or magical knowledge to say what will happen in the future. Used in stories and literature: The priestess prophesied that the king would be killed by his own son. ► have a premonition to have a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen: He had a premonition that his happiness was about to end. 1to use religious or magical knowledge to say what will happen in the future SYN foretell: The saint prophesied her own death.► see thesaurus at predict2to use special knowledge or experience to say that something will happen in the future SYN predict: Economists are prophesying more job cuts. |