prophetic

«prophetic» in Mova's school dictionary: Telling in advance what will happen; showing that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (no comparative)

meaning for a pupil

Telling in advance what will happen; showing that something will come true. tree →

sense in the lessons

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

examples

• The old woman gave a prophetic warning. tree →
• Her dream was prophetic: the storm came. tree →
• The nymphs were prophetic and could see the future. tree →
• His words were prophetic, for the bridge did break. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «prophetic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.