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VocabJLPT N2

prophecy

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. prediction
2. prophecy
3. (religious) prophecy
4. Prediction

This noun refers to a prediction or prophecy about future events, often with a mystical or dramatic nuance. It is commonly used in literature, religious contexts, or storytelling when someone foretells what will happen.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

He's sharp with his predictions, I'll give him that — but they're kind of unsettling.

Sentence 2

It's like the clock is predicting when we'll say goodbye.

Sentence 3

Don't the numbers in that proposal basically predict failure?

Sentence 4

Is it true that movie predicted the war?

Sentence 5

Why do you always have to make such ominous predictions?