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Noun: foretelling for'te-ling- A statement made about the future
- prediction, forecasting, prognostication - The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretence of prophecy) by supernatural means
- divination, soothsaying, fortune telling Verb: foretell (foretold) for'tel- Foreshadow or presage
- announce, annunciate, harbinger, herald - Make a prediction about; tell in advance
"foretell the outcome of an election"; - predict, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise - Be a sign of something to come, esp. something important or bad
"These signs foretell bad news"; - bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken [archaic], foreshadow, augur, prefigure, forecast, predict, foretoken
Type of: bespeak, betoken [archaic], guess, hazard, indicate, point, pretend, prognostication, prophecy, signal, statement, tell, vaticination, venture Encyclopedia: Foretelling |