profetizar

/pɾofetʃiˈzaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
profetizo
preterite (eu)
profetizei
past participle
profetizado

Meaning

  1. to prophesy

    • Profetizou a queda.

      He prophesied the fall.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

vaticinar

vaticinar is more literary or formal; profetizar is the more common word — both mean "to prophesy."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

profetizar

profetizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to prophesy."

French

prophétiser

prophétiser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to prophesy."

Practice

1 What does profetizar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches profetizar?

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