Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scry
Participle: scried
Gerund: scrying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scry |
| you | scry |
| he;she;it | scries |
| we | scry |
| you | scry |
| they | scry |
Perfect
| I | have scried |
| you | have scried |
| he;she;it | has scried |
| we | have scried |
| you | have scried |
| they | have scried |
Past
| I | scried |
| you | scried |
| he;she;it | scried |
| we | scried |
| you | scried |
| they | scried |
Pluperfect
| I | had scried |
| you | had scried |
| he;she;it | had scried |
| we | had scried |
| you | had scried |
| they | had scried |
Future
| I | will scry |
| you | will scry |
| he;she;it | will scry |
| we | will scry |
| you | will scry |
| they | will scry |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scried |
| you | will have scried |
| he;she;it | will have scried |
| we | will have scried |
| you | will have scried |
| they | will have scried |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scry |
| you | scry |
| he;she;it | scry |
| we | scry |
| you | scry |
| they | scry |
Perfect
| I | have scried |
| you | have scried |
| he;she;it | have scried |
| we | have scried |
| you | have scried |
| they | have scried |
Imperfect
| I | scried |
| you | scried |
| he;she;it | scried |
| we | scried |
| you | scried |
| they | scried |
Pluperfect
| I | had scried |
| you | had scried |
| he;she;it | had scried |
| we | had scried |
| you | had scried |
| they | had scried |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scry |
| you | would scry |
| he;she;it | would scry |
| we | would scry |
| you | would scry |
| they | would scry |
Perfect
| I | would have scried |
| you | would have scried |
| he;she;it | would have scried |
| we | would have scried |
| you | would have scried |
| they | would have scried |
Imperative
| you | scry |
| we | Let's scry |
| you | scry |
Verbs conjugated like 'scry'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scry'
cry,
skry,
acoy,
becry,
bury,
cary,
cly,
coy,
decry,
descry,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English scrien, scryen, a shortened form of Middle English ascrien, from Old French escrier (“to cry out”). Influenced by Middle English descrien (“to descry”). See: Old French '
escrier'.
Sample Sentences
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The fortune teller claimed she could scry [into] the future.
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Scrying spells can simply toggle the state of hidden objects to the revealed state, […] [2014 April 22, Jeff Howard, Game Magic: A Designer's Guide to Magic Systems in Theory and Practice, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 149:]
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[…] with the loss of Mekha, the shields and wardings on the temple had weakened. That meant Alonnen could now scry inside directly, albeit with a fuzzy view and no real hope of clear sound. On hearing that, Guardian-apprentice Pelai had suggested he could send in a whole series of clever, Mendhite-style scrying nodes. [2014 May 6, Jean Johnson, The Guild, Penguin, →ISBN, page 239:]
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[…] to get the kid's family back, they needed a plan. “You three keep an eye out. I'm going to scry inside that house.” “You sure that's a good idea?” Naleni asked. “If he's actually a string mage, no. He might sense [it].” [2020 January 26, Stephanie Flint, The Restless Sands of Neel, Infinitas Publishing, page 66:]
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He glanced at the silver bowl on the table near the window. She had explained its purpose, how it was used to scry what was and what might be. He feared her device more than his for what was more frightening than an uncertain future? Her gaze followed his. She squeezed his hand and looked deeply into his eyes. [2023 October 31, Garrett Boatman, The Clocks of Midnight, Crossroad Press:]
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[…]two ſhepheards curres, had ſcryde
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A rauenous Wolfe amongſt the ſcattered flockes. [1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 352:]