prophesying
present participle ofprophesy
| 单词 | prophesying |
| 释义 | prophesying present participle ofprophesy prophesy verb[IorT] uk/ˈprɒf.ə.saɪ/us/ˈprɑː.fə.saɪ/to say that youbelievesomething willhappenin thefuture: Few could have prophesied thiswar. [+ that]He prophesiedthatthepresentgovernmentwould onlystayfouryearsinoffice. [+ question word]I wouldn't like to prophesywhat willhappento thatmarriage! Predicting things and intuition
Examplesofprophesyingprophesying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Even after the presumed revolution, art is still the 'herald' of the future,prophesyingwhat has produced it. From theCambridge English Corpus I do not think it is much useprophesying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This girl about adolescent age started to have visions, and startedprophesying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, a declaration is usually followed by myprophesyingdoom for the arts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not advocating orprophesyinga revival of colonialism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am notprophesying; am not so foolish as to prophesy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think, therefore, that demonstrates the impossibility ofprophesyingabout the future in those kinds of ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not a time for smoothprophesying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, the signs of growth have been so strong that already some areprophesyingboom and doom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The index of average earnings shows that the present round of pay policy has worked better than most people wereprophesyingthis time last year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had an elegant discussion about the futuristicprophesyingnature of the phrase. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he think that, anyway, there might be more resignations if there were women bishops, which many areprophesying? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I only mention this as showing the extraordinary difficulty ofprophesying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But we are notprophesyingtroubles at, all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not at all fond ofprophesyingin these matters—it has caught me out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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