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单词 foreshadow
释义

Examples of 'foreshadow' in a sentence
foreshadow

It also foreshadowed its end.Mr Darling foreshadowed the move last night when he said that both national and international regulators needed additional powers to help to restore confidence in the system.
(verb) 
Definition
to show, indicate, or suggest in advance
Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies.
Synonyms
predict
Nobody can predict what will happen.
suggest
promise
The seminar promises to be most instructive.
indicate
The survey indicated that most old people are independent.
signal
imply
Are you implying that I had something to do with this?
bode
Katya had dried her eyes. That boded well.
prophesy
She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561.
augur
Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
presage
Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict.
prefigure
The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift.
portend
Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom.
betoken
His demeanour betokened embarrassment at his prosperity.
adumbrate
forebode

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adumbrate
Synonyms
foreshadow,
predict,
forecast,
prophesy,
augur,
presage,
foretell,
prefigure,
portend,
prognosticate
in the sense of augur
Definition
to be a good or bad sign of future events
Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.
Synonyms
bode,
promise,
predict,
herald,
signify,
foreshadow,
prophesy,
harbinger,
presage,
prefigure,
portend,
betoken,
be an omen of,
bespeak (archaic)
in the sense of betoken
Definition
to indicate
His demeanour betokened embarrassment at his prosperity.
Synonyms
indicate,
mark,
suggest,
evidence,
promise,
represent,
declare,
manifest,
signify,
denote,
typify,
bode,
bespeak,
augur,
presage,
portend,
prognosticate

Nearby words of
foreshadow

  • foreordain
  • forerunner
  • foresee
  • foreshadow
  • foresight
  • foreskin
  • forest

Synonyms of 'foreshadow'

foreshadow

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of bode
Definition
to be an omen of (good or ill)
Katya had dried her eyes. That boded well.
Synonyms
augur,
portend,
threaten,
predict,
signify,
foreshadow,
presage,
betoken,
be an omen,
forebode
in the sense of imply
Definition
to express or indicate by a hint
Are you implying that I had something to do with this?
Synonyms
suggest,
hint,
insinuate,
indicate,
signal,
intimate,
signify,
connote,
give (someone) to understand
in the sense of indicate
Definition
to be or give a sign or symptom of
The survey indicated that most old people are independent.
Synonyms
show,
suggest,
reveal,
display,
signal,
demonstrate,
point to,
imply,
disclose,
manifest,
signify,
denote,
bespeak,
make known,
be symptomatic of,
evince (formal),
betoken,
flag up
in the sense of portend
Definition
to be an omen of
Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom.
Synonyms
foretell,
promise,
threaten,
indicate,
predict,
point to,
herald,
warn of,
omen,
bode,
foreshadow,
bespeak,
augur,
harbinger,
presage,
forewarn,
betoken,
prognosticate,
adumbrate,
foretoken,
vaticinate (rare)
in the sense of prefigure
Definition
to represent or suggest in advance
The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift.
Synonyms
foreshadow,
suggest,
indicate,
intimate,
presage,
portend,
shadow forth,
adumbrate,
foretoken
in the sense of presage
Definition
to be a warning or sign of something about to happen
Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict.
Synonyms
portend,
point to,
warn of,
signify,
omen,
bode,
foreshadow,
augur,
betoken,
adumbrate,
forebode,
foretoken
in the sense of promise
Definition
to show signs of
The seminar promises to be most instructive.
Synonyms
seem likely,
look like,
hint at,
show signs of,
bespeak,
augur,
betoken,
lead you to expect,
hold out hopes of,
give hope of,
bid fair,
hold a probability of
in the sense of prophesy
Definition
to foretell
She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561.
Synonyms
predict,
forecast,
divine,
foresee,
augur,
presage,
foretell,
forewarn,
prognosticate,
soothsay,
vaticinate (rare)
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