soothsay

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US/ˈsuθˌseɪ/

verb

To foretell the future; make predictions.

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Meanings

verbsoothsay (third-person singular simple present soothsays, present participle soothsaying, simple past and past participle soothsaid)

present singular third person soothsays · participle present soothsaying · participle past soothsaid · past soothsaid

  1. intransitiveTo foretell the future; make predictions.
nounsoothsay (plural soothsays)

plural soothsays

  1. Soothsaying; prediction; prognostication; prophecy.
  2. A portent; an omen.

Origin

Formed as a back-formation from soothsayer or soothsaying, equivalent to sooth + say. Compare Old English sōþseċġan (“to say truly, declare”).

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APA

soothsay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothsay

MLA

“soothsay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothsay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soothsay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soothsay.

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