soothsay
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sooth·say
(so͞oth′sā′)intr.v. sooth·said (-sĕd′), sooth·say·ing, sooth·says (-sĕz′)
To foretell future events; predict.
[Back-formation from soothsayer.]
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soothsay
(ˈsuːθˌseɪ)vb, -says, -saying or -said
(Alternative Belief Systems) (intr) to predict the future
ˈsoothˌsaying n
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sooth•say
(ˈsuθˌseɪ)v.i. -said, -say•ing.
to predict.
[1600–10]
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soothsay
Past participle: soothsaid
Gerund: soothsaying
| Imperative |
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| soothsay |
| soothsay |
| Present |
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| I soothsay |
| you soothsay |
| he/she/it soothsays |
| we soothsay |
| you soothsay |
| they soothsay |
| Preterite |
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| I soothsaid |
| you soothsaid |
| he/she/it soothsaid |
| we soothsaid |
| you soothsaid |
| they soothsaid |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am soothsaying |
| you are soothsaying |
| he/she/it is soothsaying |
| we are soothsaying |
| you are soothsaying |
| they are soothsaying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have soothsaid |
| you have soothsaid |
| he/she/it has soothsaid |
| we have soothsaid |
| you have soothsaid |
| they have soothsaid |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was soothsaying |
| you were soothsaying |
| he/she/it was soothsaying |
| we were soothsaying |
| you were soothsaying |
| they were soothsaying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had soothsaid |
| you had soothsaid |
| he/she/it had soothsaid |
| we had soothsaid |
| you had soothsaid |
| they had soothsaid |
| Future |
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| I will soothsay |
| you will soothsay |
| he/she/it will soothsay |
| we will soothsay |
| you will soothsay |
| they will soothsay |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have soothsaid |
| you will have soothsaid |
| he/she/it will have soothsaid |
| we will have soothsaid |
| you will have soothsaid |
| they will have soothsaid |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be soothsaying |
| you will be soothsaying |
| he/she/it will be soothsaying |
| we will be soothsaying |
| you will be soothsaying |
| they will be soothsaying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been soothsaying |
| you have been soothsaying |
| he/she/it has been soothsaying |
| we have been soothsaying |
| you have been soothsaying |
| they have been soothsaying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been soothsaying |
| you will have been soothsaying |
| he/she/it will have been soothsaying |
| we will have been soothsaying |
| you will have been soothsaying |
| they will have been soothsaying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been soothsaying |
| you had been soothsaying |
| he/she/it had been soothsaying |
| we had been soothsaying |
| you had been soothsaying |
| they had been soothsaying |
| Conditional |
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| I would soothsay |
| you would soothsay |
| he/she/it would soothsay |
| we would soothsay |
| you would soothsay |
| they would soothsay |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have soothsaid |
| you would have soothsaid |
| he/she/it would have soothsaid |
| we would have soothsaid |
| you would have soothsaid |
| they would have soothsaid |
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soothsay
verbTo tell about or make known (future events) by or as if by supernatural means:
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