Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretold; p. pr. &
vb. n. Foretelling.]
To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to
foreshow.
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Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. --Pope.
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Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster
of his character. --C.
Middleton.
Syn: To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
foretelling
n 1: a statement made about the future [syn: prediction, forecasting,
prognostication]
2: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by
supernatural means [syn: divination, soothsaying, fortune
telling]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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