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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024proph•e•sy /ˈprɑfəˌsaɪ/USA pronunciation v., -sied, -sy•ing. - to foretell or predict: [~ + object]prophesied the end of the world.[~ + that clause]prophesied that the end of the world was near.[no object]prophesying about the election.
proph•e•si•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024proph•e•sy (prof′ə sī′),USA pronunciation v., -sied, -sy•ing. v.t. - to foretell or predict.
- to indicate beforehand.
- to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration.
- to utter in prophecy or as a prophet.
v.i. - to make predictions.
- to make inspired declarations of what is to come.
- to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead.
- [Archaic.]to teach religious subjects.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; verb, verbal use of variant of prophecy (fully distinguished in form and meaning in the 18th century)
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . augur, prognosticate. See predict.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . divine.
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