vaticinar

/vatʃisiˈnaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (eu)
vaticino
preterite (eu)
vaticinei
past participle
vaticinado

Meaning

  1. to prophesy

    • Vaticinou o desastre.

      He foretold the disaster.

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

profetizar

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 vaticinar mean?

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