foreshow
1 of 2transitive verb
1
a
: foretell
b
: to show beforehand
2
obsolete : betoken, show
your looks foreshow you have a gentle heart
Shakespeare
Shakespeare foreshower noun
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foreshow
2 of 2noun
obsolete
: foretoken
Word History
Etymology
Transitive verb
Middle English forshewen, foreshewen, from Old English forescēawian, from fore- + scēawian to show
Noun
fore- + show
foreshowing
verb
as in presaging
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- presaging
- foretelling
- boding
- telling (of)
- indicating
- pointing (to)
- betokening
- denoting
- meaning
- signifying
- bespeaking