prophesy
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict.
prophesied
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past participleof prophesy.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof prophesy.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
prophesyverb (used with object)to foretell or predict.
Example Sentences
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In 2019 she disclosed that she had been diagnosed with a whole-body syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos, that prophesied a lifetime of medical trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
This, he prophesied, would lead to an unbreakable coalition that could fundamentally reshape the nation’s politics for the next half-century.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2024
That’s because Walz is a new-school dad, essentially the type that Dinnerstein prophesied.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024
“This guy is going to be champion of the world someday,” Egan prophesied in 2006.
From BBC ● May 16, 2024
For everything had evolved as Perry had prophesied: Dick had sold the car, and three days later the money, slightly less than two hundred dollars, had largely vanished.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
