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# prophetic

adjective (no comparative)

«prophetic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Telling in advance what will happen; showing that something will come true. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prophetic/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, prophetic nymphs and divinities who give warnings and advice

### Examples

- The old woman gave a prophetic warning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prophetic/#x1)
- Her dream was prophetic: the storm came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prophetic/#x2)
- The nymphs were prophetic and could see the future. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prophetic/#x3)
- His words were prophetic, for the bridge did break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prophetic/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prophetic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prophetic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prophetic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prophetic.html) on Mova free.