foretell
verb (used with object)
to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
have been foretelling
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present perfect progressiveof foretell.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Looking back, however, West seems to have been foretelling his own tragic fall from what he once was.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022
The drought has lasted so long, that for this fortnight I have been foretelling haymaking and winter, which June generally produces; but to-day is sultry, and I am not a prophet worth a straw.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Horace Walpole
