prophesy
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict.
have been prophesying
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present perfect progressiveof prophesy.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Galbraith could have been prophesying accountancy a few decades later, now led by men of business rather than watchdogs of business.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 2018
For more than a century, since the trend was first documented, people have been prophesying a dire future in which the working class would no longer work.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
For at least a generation modernistic esthetes and masterminds have been prophesying a speedy decline for the sentimental operas of the late Giacomo Puccini.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We have been prophesying all manner of evil about your coming back," said Tom looking her over critically from head to foot.
From We Two, a novel by Edna Lyall
I find you have been prophesying through a telescope.
From The Prophet of Berkeley Square by Robert Smythe Hichens
