foretell
verb (used with object)
to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
had foretold
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past perfectof foretell.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Looking back, it was as if the elder Clark had foretold his son’s basketball destiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
This left the third woman convinced, beyond all doubt, that she would die as the woman had foretold.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2022
As Soderbergh had foretold, he’d made a European-style film.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2019
IS’s “caliph”, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had foretold of the capitulation in a dream, explained apologists.
From Economist ● Oct. 24, 2016
As Gwydion had foretold, the rest of the morning brought many new arrivals.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
