Definition of "prophesied" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of prophesy. (verb)

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• "It remains to see how the English will act towards him. 7 The women, I prophesied from the first, young and old, married and single, will make common cause against him."
• "It is here again prophesied of, because the desolations of many of the neighbouring countries, which were foretold in the foregoing chapters, were to be brought to pass by the Assyrian army."
• "I do not know any man whose future character could so well be prophesied from the past as GS. whatever virtues, whatever abilities he possessed, would dilate & his foibles which instead of darkening the brighter parts of the picture served only to make the pleasant xxxx them more visible by a little shade. a thousand little incidents were recalled to remembrance by his name, & if at first melancholy — as reminding me of many friends now scattered wide “By many fates” [3] — I delighted in the thought that the best part of the flock will soon be gathered together again."