foretell
IPA: fɔrtˈɛɫ
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
- (transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.
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Examples of "foretell" in Sentences
- Cathbad had the ability to foretell the future.
- The resulting figures and shapes foretell the future.
- It is being used to foretell the strength and power of the wind.
- It is believed the one selected will foretell the child's future.
- The prophecies supposedly foretell the future of the Underlanders.
- She is able to foretell the future by the arrangement of the stars.
- He explains his situation and foretells the assassination of Rasputin.
- Its disintegration will foretell the disintegration in the Soviet Union.
- In later stories, the appearance of the banshee could foretell the death.
- The books center around a prophecy that foretells the birth of the Star Child.