Usage Entry 462 / 1011 60-second read

Prophecy vs. Prophesy

The noun versus the verb.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

She prophecy’d his return.

✓ Correct

She prophesied his return.

The ruleii

PROPHECY (noun). PROPHESY (verb).

PROPHECY (CY) is the prediction — the noun. PROPHESY (SY) is to predict — the verb. Same word, two endings.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

CY = noun. SY = verb."

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