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fore·tell
 foretell
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- pronunciation:
- for
tel
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
foretells, foretelling, foretold |
| definition 1: |
If you foretell something, you predict that it is going to happen in the future. If you foretell the future, you say what will happen in the future.
The earthquake occurred just as the scientists had foretold.I don't want anyone to foretell my future. Whether it would be true or not, I wouldn't want to know.- synonyms:
- predict
- similar words:
- forecast, foresee
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| definition 2: |
If something foretells some event, it is a sign that it is going to happen.
Smoke from the volcano foretold the great danger to come.- similar words:
- forecast, indicate, promise, signal
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| derivation: |
foreteller (n.) |
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