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Prophesy vs Forsee - What's the difference?

prophesy | forsee |

As verbs the difference between prophesy and forsee

is that prophesy is to speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet while forsee is to neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.

prophesy

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
  • To predict, to foretell.
  • * Bible, 1 Kings xxii. 8
    • He doth not prophesy good concerning me.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Then I perceive that will be verified / Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy .
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 745:
    • ‘It has been prophesied more than once that he will find it.’
  • To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Methought thy very gait did prophesy / A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee.
  • (Christianity) To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.

    • Related terms

    * prophecy * prophet * prophetic * prophetize

    forsee

    English

    Verb

  • To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
  • *1882 , Victor Roy, A Masonic Poem by Harriet Annie Wilkins :
    • Could I forsee the sunken rocks of life?
  • *1841', Gordon, ''History of Scots Affairs, from 1637 - 1641'' (quote from ' 1638 ):
    • The reasone why the Commissioner did so muche presse the reading of the declinator was, because he forsaw that they meant to putt him to a dilemma which still should bring ane inconvenience along with it [...]
  • *
    • It was possible to foresee that the coming winter would be a hard one.
  • To oversee; superintend; direct.

    • References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989 *Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary , Forsee.

    See also

    *foresee