Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Soothsay · Sooth·say · IPA /ˈsuθˌseɪ/ v. i. n. 01 v. i. To foretell; to predict. 1. To foretell; to predict. 02 n. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. 1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy.[Obs.] 2. Omen; portent. Having “God turn the same to good soothsay.” — Spenser.