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单词 prophesy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
proph•e•sy /ˈprɑfəˌsaɪ/USA pronunciation   v., -sied, -sy•ing. 
  1. 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 © 2024
proph•e•sy  (profə sī′),USA pronunciation v., -sied, -sy•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to foretell or predict.
  2. to indicate beforehand.
  3. to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration.
  4. to utter in prophecy or as a prophet.

v.i. 
  1. to make predictions.
  2. to make inspired declarations of what is to come.
  3. to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead.
  4. [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)
prophe•si′a•ble, adj. 
prophe•si′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . augur, prognosticate. See predict. 
    • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . divine.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
prophesy /ˈprɒfɪˌsaɪ/ vb ( -sies, -sying, -sied)
  1. to reveal or foretell (something, esp a future event) by or as if by divine inspiration
  2. (intransitive) archaic to give instruction in religious subjects
Etymology: 14th Century prophecien, from prophecy

ˈpropheˌsiable adj ˈpropheˌsier n
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