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View usage for: (fɔːʳtel) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense foretells, present participle foretelling, past tense, past participle foretoldverbIf you foretell a future event, you predict that it will happen. [literary] ...prophets who have foretold the end of the world. [VERB noun] [Also V that/wh]Synonyms: predict, forecast, prophesy, portend More Synonyms of foretell foretell in British English (fɔːˈtɛl) verbWord forms: -tells, -telling or -told(tr; may take a clause as object) to tell or indicate (an event, a result, etc) beforehand; predict Derived forms foreteller (foreˈteller) noun foretell in American English (fɔrˈtɛl) verb transitiveWord forms: foreˈtold or foreˈtelling to tell, announce, or indicate beforehand; prophesy; predict Derived forms foreteller (foreˈteller) noun Word origin ME foretellen, prob. transl. of L praedicereExamples of 'foretell' in a sentenceforetell Definition to correctly predict (an event, a result, etc.) beforehand prophets who have foretold the end of the world Synonyms call signify presage forewarn prognosticate adumbrate forebode foreshow soothsay vaticinate (rare) Additional synonymsSynonyms foreshadow, predict, forecast, prophesy, augur, presage, foretell, prefigure, portend, prognosticateDefinition 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) 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- forestall
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Additional synonymsDefinition to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc.), in advance They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister. Synonyms predict, anticipate, foresee, foretell, call, plan, estimate, calculate, divine, prophesy, augur, forewarn, prognosticate, vaticinate (rare) Definition to show, indicate, or suggest in advance Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. Synonyms predict, suggest, promise, indicate, signal, imply, bode, prophesy, augur, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, adumbrate, forebodeDefinition 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) 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) |