foretell

verb

fore·tell fȯr-ˈtel How to pronounce foretell (audio)

foretold fȯr-ˈtōld How to pronounce foretell (audio)

; foretelling

transitive verb

: to tell beforehand : predict

foreteller noun

Example Sentences

We cannot foretell the future. a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events

Recent Examples on the Web The 38-participant show is solid, but doesn’t foretell a significant shift in the sort of artists the facility hosts.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 As good as free textbooks are, the Cengage/McMurry/OpenStax deal may also foretell a big shift in education publishing, which some analysists have characterized as on the brink of collapse pretty much since the advent of the internet.

Derek Newton, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell.

John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Preseasons don’t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs.

New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022 After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond.

Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory.

Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022 Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future.

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2021 But whether Sigal’s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago.

Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Dec. 2021 See More

Kids Definition

foretell

verb

fore·tell fōr-ˈtel How to pronounce foretell (audio)

foretold

-ˈtōld

; foretelling

: to tell of a thing before it happens

Choose the Right Synonym for foretell

foretell, predict, and forecast mean to tell about or announce something before it happens. foretell is used when the future is revealed especially by extraordinary powers. The wizards foretold a great war. predict is used for a fairly exact statement that is the result of the gathering of information and the use of scientific methods. Scientists can sometimes predict earthquakes. forecast is often used when a person has weighed evidence and is telling what is most likely to happen. Experts are forecasting snow.

单词	foretelling
释义	foretell verb fore·tell fȯr-ˈtel foretold fȯr-ˈtōld ; foretelling transitive verb : to tell beforehand : predict foreteller noun Synonyms augur call forecast predict presage prognosticate prophesy read vaticinate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We cannot foretell the future. a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events Recent Examples on the Web The 38-participant show is solid, but doesn’t foretell a significant shift in the sort of artists the facility hosts. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 As good as free textbooks are, the Cengage/McMurry/OpenStax deal may also foretell a big shift in education publishing, which some analysists have characterized as on the brink of collapse pretty much since the advent of the internet. Derek Newton, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 Which is a long or short way of telling critics and fans to stop cheering or critiquing a future that none of us can realistically foretell. John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Preseasons don’t always foretell the regular season, but the Lakers went winless in theirs. New York Times, 8 Apr. 2022 After Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governorship, commentators dissected the results to foretell the outcome of elections in 2022, 2024 and beyond. Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022 Moiraine, for example, meets up with Min (Kae Alexander), an undercover bartender with the ability to see visions that foretell the future. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2021 But whether Sigal’s lab experiments foretell reduced vaccine protection in real life is still uncertain, says Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. Charles Schmidt, Scientific American, 17 Dec. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition foretell verb fore·tell fōr-ˈtel foretold -ˈtōld ; foretelling : to tell of a thing before it happens Choose the Right Synonym for foretell foretell, predict, and forecast mean to tell about or announce something before it happens. foretell is used when the future is revealed especially by extraordinary powers. The wizards foretold a great war. predict is used for a fairly exact statement that is the result of the gathering of information and the use of scientific methods. Scientists can sometimes predict earthquakes. forecast is often used when a person has weighed evidence and is telling what is most likely to happen. Experts are forecasting snow. foretelling 1 of 3 noun as in predicting a declaration that something will happen in the future the ludicrous foretellings of self-styled psychics at the end of each year Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance predicting prediction forecasting prophecy forecast prophesy presaging prognosis prognostication augury prognosticating auguring soothsaying prognostic anticipation harbinger portent omen cast sign prevision foreknowledge bodement foreboding vaticination prospectus foresight guess surmise conjecture foretelling 2 of 3 adjective as in foreseeing Synonyms & Similar Words predicting foreseeing presaging forecasting prophesying divining soothsaying prognosticating foreknowing wondrous fortune-telling portentous astonishing miraculous extraordinary stupendous sublime conjuring astounding amazing metaphysical enchanting charming awesome bewitching marvelous marvellous preternatural unearthly stunning supernormal paranormal wiling fabulous magic spellbound enchanted bewitched numinous occult magical mystic weird Antonyms & Near Antonyms prosaic ordinary usual normal routine everyday commonplace workaday unremarkable unexceptional run-of-the-mill See More foretelling 3 of 3 verb present participle of foretell as in presaging to tell of or describe beforehand a 16th-century astrologer who, some claim, accurately foretold 20th-century events Synonyms & Similar Words predicting presaging reading prophesying forecasting anticipating prognosticating warning auguring announcing foreseeing calling portending promising alerting forewarning divining foreboding boding cautioning heralding vaticinating foreknowing proclaiming declaring forboding Antonyms & Near Antonyms relating describing telling reporting recounting narrating reciting See More
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foretell

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