foretell
Collocations
4ADJ.
dark, future, impossible
VERB + FORETELL
clouds, mine
FORETELL + NOUN
death, reaction
ADV.
completely
Definitions
verb
To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
Deeds then undone me faithful tongue foretold.
Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and lustre of his character.
To tell (a person) of the future.
[…] there came to him a Person named Saul, whom Samuel had never before seen; but God made him know it was the same he had foretold him of.
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6Deeds then undone me faithful tongue foretold.
WiktionaryProdigies, foretelling the future eminence and lustre of his character.
WiktionaryThis was a demise foretold. Fatalistic in the face of a parliamentary impasse, Mr. Bayrou had, even before the debate began, invited his entourage to a “convivial moment,” or farewell soirée, this eve
WiktionaryIt is not mine to foretell the future.
Tatoeba · #267495I count the sparkle of constellations to foretell the future of my love.
Tatoeba · #489765It's completely impossible to foretell his reaction.
Tatoeba · #574250