foretell
verb /fɔːˈtel/
/fɔːrˈtel/
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they foretell | /fɔːˈtel/ /fɔːrˈtel/ |
| he / she / it foretells | /fɔːˈtelz/ /fɔːrˈtelz/ |
| past simple foretold | /fɔːˈtəʊld/ /fɔːrˈtəʊld/ |
| past participle foretold | /fɔːˈtəʊld/ /fɔːrˈtəʊld/ |
| -ing form foretelling | /fɔːˈtelɪŋ/ /fɔːrˈtelɪŋ/ |
- to know or say what will happen in the future, especially by using magic powers
- foretell something to foretell the future
- foretell that… The witch foretold that she would marry a prince.
- foretell what, when, etc… None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryForetell is used with these nouns as the object:- future