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soothsaying

/ˈsuːθseɪɪŋ/

soothsayingnoun

Translations

предсказание

The art of soothsaying has been practiced for centuries.

Искусство предсказания практиковалось веками.

Definitions

The practice or art of predicting the future or revealing hidden knowledge through supernatural means.

The villagers often visited the old woman for her soothsaying, hoping to learn what the future held for them.

Synonyms

soothsayinggerund / present participle

/ˈsuːθˌseɪ.ɪŋ/

/ˈsuθˌseɪ.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something connected with predicting the future.

Definitions

Foretelling or predictive; pertaining to the act of divining future events.

The oracle spoke in a soothsaying tone that unsettled the court.

soothsayverb

soothsaying

Gerund

soothsaid

Past Simple

soothsaid

Past Participle

soothsaying

Gerund

/ˈsuːθseɪ/

Translations

предсказывать

The oracle claimed to soothsay the future of the kingdom.

Оракул утверждал, что может предсказывать будущее королевства.

Definitions

To foretell or predict the future.

The old woman claimed she could soothsay the outcome of the battle.

Archaic. To speak or declare the truth; to affirm the veracity of something.

I do but soothsay the matter as it truly is.

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