prophesy
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict.
has prophesied
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present perfectof prophesy (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Burry’s bets are still off from how low he has prophesied they will go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Unlike common soothsayers, Prophet Schacht has prophesied publicly and in explicit terms.
From Time Magazine Archive
He always inquires of all strangers on the coming of the Cocquecigrues, for an old woman has prophesied that at their coming he shall be re-established in his kingdom.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
He has prophesied that I will find solitude intolerable, and he is naturally desirous that his prophecy should be fulfilled.
From The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth
“Soon,” Bahá’u’lláh Himself has prophesied, “will the present-day order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead.”
From The Promised Day Is Come by Shoghi Effendi
