verb
- past tense and past participle of prophesy; predicted or foretold future events, especially through divine inspiration
Examples
- The ancient oracle prophesied that the kingdom would fall within a year.
- She prophesied great changes coming to the industry.
- The weather forecaster prophesied heavy storms for the weekend.
- Religious texts often describe how prophets prophesied important events.
- He prophesied doom and gloom, but things turned out well.
- The economist prophesied a recession based on current trends.