foretoken

[ noun fawr-toh-kuh n, fohr-; verb fawr-toh-kuh n, fohr- ]

/ noun ˈfɔrˌtoʊ kən, ˈfoʊr-; verb fɔrˈtoʊ kən, foʊr- /

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noun

a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.

verb (used with object)

to foreshadow.

Nearby words

foretaste, foretell, forethought, forethoughtful, foretime, foretoken, foretooth, foretop, foretopman, foretriangle, forever

Origin of foretoken

before 900; Middle English fortokne, Old English foretācn. See fore-, token

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Examples from the Web for foretoken

Small numbers are not a sign of weakness and do not foretoken defeat.
The Bible Period by Period|Josiah Blake Tidwell
What are the literary tidings from modern Greece that seem to foretoken close at hand a signal renascence of Greek literature?
The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882|The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle

British Dictionary definitions for foretoken

foretoken

noun (ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən)

a sign of a future event

verb (fɔːˈtəʊkən)

(tr) to foreshadow

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