foretellv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)fɔːˈtɛl/, U.S.

/fɔrˈtɛl/

Forms: Also Middle English fortell, 1600s–1800s foretel.

Etymology: < fore- prefix + tell v.

a. transitive. To tell of (an event, etc.) beforehand; to predict, prophesy.

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9265 Crist was for-tald wit propheci.

1639 A. Wheelocke in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 158 Augustine fore-tould and threatned theire death.

1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. ii. 43 These Magi..foretold things to come, or, at least made the People believe so.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iv. xv. 241 He foretells to them, that..in half an Hour they shall meet Men or Cattle.

1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. iv. iii. 295 To whom they [sc. the astrologers] had foretold glorious old age.

1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals II. i. 2 The object of the Pagan systems was to foretell the future.

b. Of things: To give notice of beforehand, indicate the approach of, foreshow.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prefiguration > prefigure [verb (transitive)]

forecomea1300

to say beforec1384

signifyc1384

pretendc1425

prefigurec1429

preostendc1429

prefigurate1530

adumbrate1537

promise1556

premonstrate1562

foresignify1565

presignify1570

shadow1574

foreshadow1577

presage1583

fore-run1590

presign1590

fore-read1591

figure1595

type forth, out1596

fore-point1601

foreshow1601

prophesy1608

foretella1616

foretypea1618

forebode1656

harbingera1657

pretypify1658

pretype1659

forespeak1667

to figure out1721

forecast1883

favour1887

precourse1888

precursea1892

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) ii. i. 43 Thou, whose heauie Lookes fore-tell Some dreadfull story hanging on thy Tongue.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 50 There is the Instrument to measure and foretel Frost and Snow.

1753 J. Warton tr. Virgil Eclogues i, in Wks. I. 53 These ills prophetic signs have oft foretold.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. vii. 144 A signal station, to foretel storms.

†2. To tell (i.e. either inform or enjoin) beforehand. With noun or clause as second obj. (See tell v.). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) > beforehand

foretella1400

pre-inform1602

premention1606

pre-acquaint1607

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14552 Þis was bi him he þaim for-tald Thoru quam he wist he suld be sald.

1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xix. 178 If the maister..take his vsuall seruants with him, not foretelling them what he intendeth.

1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 51 Had I beleeued what I was foretold.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 149 These our actors, (As I foretold you) were all Spirits.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 209 Hauing beene prophetically foretold that hee should die in Ierusalem.

?1637 T. Hobbes tr. Aristotle Briefe Art Rhetorique iii. 180 A Man is free to foretell, or not, what Points he will insist upon.

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 38 Forkers are to bee foretolde that they give upp goode forkefulls.

†3. intransitive. To utter prediction of, prophesy of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > predict, foretell [verb (transitive)]

fore-sayc900

bodeOE

before-sayOE

before-tella1382

foretella1400

prognostica1400

tella1400

prenosticate?a1475

prenostic1477

prognosticatec1487

forespeak1489

prognostify1495

foreshow1561

prenunce1563

presage1569

boden1573

forewarn1582

predict1590

forehalsen1594

foresignify1597

prognosticon1602

predivine1607

forespell1611

predicate1623

prenuntiate1623

preadmonish1644

forebode1664

prediction1665

prenotea1711

bespeak1721

pre-announce1793

prophesize1848

to call for ——1895

pick1909

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9858 Þis barn þat ysai of fortald.

1557 Bible (Whittingham) Acts iii. 24 Al the Prophetes haue fore tolde of these dayes.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 242 To introduce One greater, of whose day he shall foretell .

Derivatives

foreˈtelling n. prediction, prophecy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun]

prophecyc1330

prognosticationc1450

foresaying1548

foretelling1548

prediction1561

foresignifying1592

predict1609

prenunciation1623

bodement1826

predication1845

second-guessing1946

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xxii f. 176 Of whome the foretellynges of the prophetes doe make mencion.

1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 270 The genuine gipsy tact with which she adapted her foretellings to the age [etc.]..of her clients.

foreˈtelling adj. that foretells.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective]

prognostical?a1450

prognostica1500

foreguessing1548

prognosticable1562

prophetical1567

prospective1581

prophetica1616

predictive1637

foretellinga1640

predictory1641

forespeaking1650

predictionala1661

prognosticatory1693

prognosticative1813

proleptic1858

a1640 W. Fenner Sacrifice of Faithful (1648) 201 If a man lie sicke, and they see death in his face, they call it the foretelling signe.

foreˈteller n. one who or that which foretells.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts

forquidder?c1225

prophet?c1225

prognosticator1552

foreshower1555

foreteller1580

forepointer1587

avant-courier1611

predicter1641

predictor1641

prognostic1653

prognostes1654

prophecy-monger1655

foreboder1687

boder1692

prognosticant1880

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prefiguration > [noun] > instance of

shadow1382

prophecya1393

foreshow1548

foreshower1555

prefiguration1579

forepointer1587

foresignification1592

premonstrance1594

prodromus1602

premonstration1610

antetype1612

prodromy1647

pre-significator1669

foretellera1716

presignification1835

foretype1848

prefigurementa1859

foreshadower18..

foreboder1876

forego1880

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Pronostiqueur, a foreteller, a deuine which telleth thing to come.

a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) VI. 380 Buds and Blossoms are the Foretellers of Fruit.

1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xix. 352 There was scarcely a Roman family that did not keep or consult its own foreteller of the future.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foretell
释义	foretellv. Brit. /(ˌ)fɔːˈtɛl/, U.S. /fɔrˈtɛl/ Forms: Also Middle English fortell, 1600s–1800s foretel. Etymology: < fore- prefix + tell v. 1. a. transitive. To tell of (an event, etc.) beforehand; to predict, prophesy. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9265 Crist was for-tald wit propheci. 1639 A. Wheelocke in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 158 Augustine fore-tould and threatned theire death. 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. ii. 43 These Magi..foretold things to come, or, at least made the People believe so. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. iv. xv. 241 He foretells to them, that..in half an Hour they shall meet Men or Cattle. 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. I. iv. iii. 295 To whom they [sc. the astrologers] had foretold glorious old age. 1869 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. European Morals II. i. 2 The object of the Pagan systems was to foretell the future. b. Of things: To give notice of beforehand, indicate the approach of, foreshow. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prefiguration > prefigure [verb (transitive)] forecomea1300 to say beforec1384 signifyc1384 pretendc1425 prefigurec1429 preostendc1429 prefigurate1530 prefigurate1530 adumbrate1537 promise1556 premonstrate1562 foresignify1565 presignify1570 shadow1574 foreshadow1577 presage1583 fore-run1590 presign1590 fore-read1591 figure1595 type forth, out1596 fore-point1601 foreshow1601 prophesy1608 foretella1616 foretypea1618 forebode1656 harbingera1657 pretypify1658 pretype1659 forespeak1667 to figure out1721 forecast1883 favour1887 precourse1888 precursea1892 a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) ii. i. 43 Thou, whose heauie Lookes fore-tell Some dreadfull story hanging on thy Tongue. View more context for this quotation a1687 W. Petty Polit. Anat. Ireland (1691) 50 There is the Instrument to measure and foretel Frost and Snow. 1753 J. Warton tr. Virgil Eclogues i, in Wks. I. 53 These ills prophetic signs have oft foretold. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands i. vii. 144 A signal station, to foretel storms. †2. To tell (i.e. either inform or enjoin) beforehand. With noun or clause as second obj. (See tell v.). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > action of informing > give (information) [verb (transitive)] > inform (a person) > beforehand foretella1400 pre-inform1602 premention1606 pre-acquaint1607 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 14552 Þis was bi him he þaim for-tald Thoru quam he wist he suld be sald. 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xix. 178 If the maister..take his vsuall seruants with him, not foretelling them what he intendeth. 1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 51 Had I beleeued what I was foretold. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 149 These our actors, (As I foretold you) were all Spirits. View more context for this quotation 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 209 Hauing beene prophetically foretold that hee should die in Ierusalem. ?1637 T. Hobbes tr. Aristotle Briefe Art Rhetorique iii. 180 A Man is free to foretell, or not, what Points he will insist upon. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 38 Forkers are to bee foretolde that they give upp goode forkefulls. †3. intransitive. To utter prediction of, prophesy of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > predict, foretell [verb (transitive)] fore-sayc900 bodeOE before-sayOE before-tella1382 foretella1400 prognostica1400 tella1400 prenosticate?a1475 prenostic1477 prognosticatec1487 forespeak1489 prognostify1495 foreshow1561 prenunce1563 presage1569 boden1573 forewarn1582 predict1590 forehalsen1594 foresignify1597 prognosticon1602 predivine1607 forespell1611 predicate1623 prenuntiate1623 preadmonish1644 forebode1664 prediction1665 prenotea1711 bespeak1721 pre-announce1793 prophesize1848 to call for ——1895 pick1909 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9858 Þis barn þat ysai of fortald. 1557 Bible (Whittingham) Acts iii. 24 Al the Prophetes haue fore tolde of these dayes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 242 To introduce One greater, of whose day he shall foretell . View more context for this quotation Derivatives foreˈtelling n. prediction, prophecy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] prophecyc1330 prognosticationc1450 foresaying1548 foretelling1548 prediction1561 foresignifying1592 predict1609 prenunciation1623 bodement1826 predication1845 second-guessing1946 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xxii f. 176 Of whome the foretellynges of the prophetes doe make mencion. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 270 The genuine gipsy tact with which she adapted her foretellings to the age [etc.]..of her clients. foreˈtelling adj. that foretells. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [adjective] prognostical?a1450 prognostica1500 foreguessing1548 prognosticable1562 prophetical1567 prospective1581 prophetica1616 predictive1637 foretellinga1640 predictory1641 forespeaking1650 predictionala1661 prognosticatory1693 prognosticative1813 proleptic1858 a1640 W. Fenner Sacrifice of Faithful (1648) 201 If a man lie sicke, and they see death in his face, they call it the foretelling signe. foreˈteller n. one who or that which foretells. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > one who predicts forquidder?c1225 prophet?c1225 prognosticator1552 foreshower1555 foreteller1580 forepointer1587 avant-courier1611 predicter1641 predictor1641 prognostic1653 prognostes1654 prophecy-monger1655 foreboder1687 boder1692 prognosticant1880 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prefiguration > [noun] > instance of shadow1382 prophecya1393 foreshow1548 foreshower1555 prefiguration1579 forepointer1587 foresignification1592 premonstrance1594 prodromus1602 premonstration1610 antetype1612 prodromy1647 pre-significator1669 foretellera1716 presignification1835 foretype1848 prefigurementa1859 foreshadower18.. foreboder1876 forego1880 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Pronostiqueur, a foreteller, a deuine which telleth thing to come. a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) VI. 380 Buds and Blossoms are the Foretellers of Fruit. 1879 F. W. Farrar Life & Work St. Paul I. vi. xix. 352 There was scarcely a Roman family that did not keep or consult its own foreteller of the future. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas foretell Formerly, esp. in 16–17th centuries, the prefix was used with any vb. to which it was desired to give this additional meaning. The number of recorded combinations of this kind is therefore enormous, and only a selection of them can here be given. Now, however, the use of the prefix, except in established combinations such as foresee, foretell, or in new combinations closely analogous to these, is felt to be somewhat archaistic or affected; in ordinary prose usage the meaning is expressed by the addition of an adverb, or (in verbs of obvious Latin or Rom. derivation) by the prefix pre-.extracted from fore-prefix < v.a1400 as lemmas
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foretellv.

Derivatives

> as lemmas