foretell
verb (used with object), fore·told, fore·tell·ing.
Origin of foretell
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Related Words for foretell
signify, prefigure, prophesy, portend, foreshadow, augur, presage, anticipate, figure, apprehend, forewarn, prognosticate, divine, divulge, forecast, forebode, call, announce, tell, discloseExamples from the Web for foretell
Contemporary Examples of foretell
All was not well, and how it would end, even this master politician could not foretell.
This year there has been only one fuzzy paparazzi photo of the pair and even it seemed to foretell the end.
The growing theme of anti-establishment sites might just foretell the months ahead.
Spain Protests Claim 'European Summer' Follows Arab SpringBarbie Latza Nadeau, Mike Elkin
May 28, 2011
Historical Examples of foretell
Few of us can foretell what may or may not happen under heaven.
A Woman IntervenesRobert Barr
Indeed, to this hour I have a lingering belief that cats can foretell the weather.
Concerning CatsHelen M. Winslow
He cultivated the society of scholars, could interpret signs and foretell the future.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
On the other hand, to dream of an onion is supposed in some parts to foretell sickness.
StoryologyBenjamin Taylor
And they do often foretell the most wonderful things; I know they do.
The GypsiesCharles G. Leland