how to pronounce prophesy
/ˈpɹɒf.ə.saɪ/
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prophesy is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of prophesy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… of prophesy very independent eccentric …”
meanings of prophesy
verb:
- To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
- To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.
- To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
- To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
prophesy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word prophesy occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics prophesy can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that prophesy can be often used in the following areas:
1) education, science, and technology;
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