foreshadow

[fawr-shad-oh, fohr-]

verb (used with object)

1. to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure.

   Political upheavals foreshadowed war.

foreshadow

/ fɔːˈʃædəʊ /

verb

1. (tr) to show, indicate, or suggest in advance; presage

Other Word Forms

• foreshadower noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreshadow¹

First recorded in 1570–80; fore- + shadow

Example Sentences

Fans of Swift - who famously drops hidden messages and hints about future projects - have also become convinced Han has been planting seeds throughout the series to foreshadow the outcome.

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An ominous undertone, foreshadowing the unchecked slaughter to come, could be heard on October 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas attack on Israel resulted in close to 1,200 deaths.

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And plus, I like how you did that, kind of foreshadowing this episode with the two shows that you picked.

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To optimize space, he proposed a bold new concept — circular office buildings — unwittingly foreshadowing what would later become his most iconic project.

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Then, in a foreshadowing of the police statement he would make the following day, the boy went back to the account he had been asked to write about the previous week's fight.

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Related Words

• augur 
• foretell 
• imply 
• portend 
• predict 
• prefigure 
• presage