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foretellforetell /fɔrˈtɛl/ verb (foretold /-ˈtoʊld/) [transitive] VERB TABLEforetell |
| Present | I, you, we, they | foretell | | he, she, it | foretells | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | foretold | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have foretold | | he, she, it | has foretold | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had foretold | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will foretell | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have foretold |
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| Present | I | am foretelling | | he, she, it | is foretelling | | you, we, they | are foretelling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was foretelling | | you, we, they | were foretelling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been foretelling | | he, she, it | has been foretelling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been foretelling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be foretelling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been foretelling |
THESAURUSto say that something will happen before it happens► predictto say that something will happen before it happens: The newspapers are predicting a close election. ► forecast to say what is likely to happen in the future, based on information you have. You use forecast about numbers and the weather: The number of passengers using the airport is forecast to rise. ► project to calculate what the amount or cost of something will be in the future, using the information that you have now: Energy prices are projected to rise by over 50% in the next 10 years. ► foresee to know that something will happen before it happens: No one could have foreseen the huge problems that occurred. ► anticipate formal to expect that something will happen and be ready for it: We anticipated that a lot of people would come, so we had enough food. ► prophesy/foretell to use religious or magical knowledge to say what will happen in the future. Used in stories and literature: The priestess prophesied that the king would be killed by his own son. ► have a premonition to have a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen: He had a premonition that his happiness was about to end. to say what will happen in the future, especially by using special magic powers SYN predict► see thesaurus at predict |