foretell

[US]/fɔːˈtel/
[UK]/fɔːrˈtel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Predict; prophesize.

Example Sentences

prophesied the coming war.See Synonyms at foretell

Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest.

Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses.

Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.

And as a great statistician and predictor and foreteller, or prophet, more literarily, I can picture a future that will be doomed to me in a billing cycle of my credit card.

Real-world Examples

What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

The day had turned sunny, just as he'd foretold.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

OK, maybe there isn't a Magic 8 ball that can really foretell botany's future.

Source: Crash Course Botany

It is believed that fortune-tellers can foretell your fate.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

I foretold that someone would stand in his way.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

" It was foretold that we would meet again."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

My memory failed me, or I should have been able to foretell it.

Source: The Sign of the Four

Ravens have been seen flying back to the mountain, as it was foretold.

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The religious leader foretold the arrival of an age of peace.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

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