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View usage for: foretoken in British Englishnoun (ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən)1. a sign of a future event verb (fɔːˈtəʊkən)2. (transitive) to foreshadow foretoken in American English (ˈfɔrˌtoʊkən; for v. fɔrˈtoʊkən) noun1. a prophetic sign; omen; prognostic verb transitive2. to be a prophetic sign or omen of; foreshadow Word origin ME foretokne < OE foretacn: see fore- & token Synonyms of 'foretoken'portend, warn of, signify, foreshadow More Synonyms of foretoken Synonyms warn of give notice of give warning of forebode foreshow Additional synonymsDefinition 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) Synonyms portend, promise, indicate, predict, warn of, foreshadow, augur, presage, foretell, forewarn, betoken, prognosticate, foretoken, foreshow, 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, forebode- foretaste
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Additional synonymsDefinition to be a warning or sign of something about to happen Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. Synonyms portend, point to, warn of, signify, omen, bode, foreshadow, augur, betoken, adumbrate, forebode, foretokenDefinition to indicate or suggest The two approaches signified a sharp difference between the men. Synonyms indicate, show, mean, matter, suggest, announce, evidence, represent, express, imply, exhibit, communicate, intimate, stand for, proclaim, convey, be a sign of, symbolize, denote, connote, portend, betoken, flag up |