The meaning of Foretell

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

verb

Regard something as probable or likely

verb

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

Usage examples:

The end of the cold war seemed to augur well

noun

(in ancient rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

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In the case of the augurs or haruspices of rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation …

verb

To be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future

Usage examples:

The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year., do you t…

noun

A characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow.

Usage examples:

A female frog can pick out a mate's voice from a cacophony of croaks

verb

(of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

Usage examples:

The frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily

verb

(of animals) to make deep sounds such as a frog makes, or as a person might make because of a very dry throat

Usage examples:

[ i ] frogs croaked in the swamp., [ t ] he croaked a greeting, and we realized he could hardly tal…

adjective

Of or like god or a god.

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Heroes with divine powers

noun

A cleric or theologian.

Usage examples:

There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of anglica…

verb

Discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.

Usage examples:

Mum had divined my state of mind

verb

Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.

Usage examples:

The rome treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers

verb

To imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good

Usage examples:

Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year., [ + that ] it's envisaged that…

verb

Imagine as a future possibility; visualize.

Usage examples:

She envisioned the admiring glances of guests seeing her home

verb

To imagine or expect that something is a likely or desirable possibility in the future

Usage examples:

He envisioned a partnership between business and government., the company envisions adding at least…

verb

Predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Usage examples:

Rain is forecast for scotland

noun

A calculation or estimate of future events, especially coming weather or a financial trend.

Usage examples:

Together the two firms can provide financial forecasts for virtually every listed company in the wo…

noun

A statement of what is likely to happen in the future

Usage examples:

The forecast is heavy rain for tomorrow., the government is forecasting that unemployment will cont…

verb

Be aware of beforehand; predict.

Usage examples:

We did not foresee any difficulties

verb

To realize or understand something in advance or before it happens

Usage examples:

He foresaw the need for cars that would be less polluting.

verb

Be a warning or indication of (a future event).

Usage examples:

Other new measures are foreshadowed in the white paper

verb

(of a past event) to suggest the happening of a future event

Usage examples:

Low unemployment may foreshadow wage and price increases.

verb

Give warning or promise of; foretell.

Usage examples:

Astrologers that future fates foreshow

verb

Inform (someone) of a possible future danger or problem.

Usage examples:

He had been forewarned of a coup plot

verb

To tell someone that something unpleasant is going to happen

Usage examples:

[ + (that) ] the employees had been forewarned (that) the end-of-year financial results would be po…

verb

Point out; show.

Usage examples:

Dotted lines indicate the text's margins

verb

To show or signal a direction or warning, or to make something clear

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[ t ] these statistics might indicate quality problems., [ + that clause ] she did not move or indi…

verb

To show something, point to something, or make something clear

Usage examples:

Indicate sth to sb retailers should indicate to the consumer the exact weight of the produce., the …

verb

Be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.

Usage examples:

The eclipses portend some major events

verb

To be a sign that something is likely to happen in the future

Usage examples:

It was a major scandal whose full exposure portended the end of a popular presidential reign.

verb

Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

Usage examples:

It is too early to predict a result

verb

Make a guess about what will happen in the future

verb

To say that an event or action will happen in the future

Usage examples:

[ t ] astronomers can predict the exact time of an eclipse., [ + that clause ] who could have predi…

verb

Be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one).

Usage examples:

The heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow

noun

An omen or portent.

Usage examples:

The fever was a sombre presage of his final illness

verb

To show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen

Usage examples:

But still the economy is not showing signs of any of the excesses that normally presage a recession.

verb

Foretell or prophesy (a future event).

Usage examples:

The economists were prognosticating financial armageddon

verb

To give a judgment about what is likely to happen in the future, especially in connection with a particular situation

Usage examples:

He is in a good position to prognosticate on the future of commerce.

verb

Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future.

Usage examples:

Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest

verb

Perceive with the eyes; discern visually.

Usage examples:

In the distance she could see the blue sea

noun

The place in which a cathedral church stands, identified as the seat of authority of a bishop or archbishop.

Usage examples:

He was elected to fill the vacant see

verb

Past of see1.

noun

A gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions, typically by prearrangement between the parties concerned.

Usage examples:

The firing of the gun was the signal for a chain of beacons to be lit

verb

Convey information or instructions by means of a gesture, action, or sound.

Usage examples:

Hold your fire until i signal

adjective

Striking in extent, seriousness, or importance; outstanding.

Usage examples:

Their signal failure to achieve a satisfactory solution to the problem

verb

Predict; foretell.

Usage examples:

Some finns had spaed that he should settle in iceland

verb

Foretell the future.

Usage examples:

He vaticinated a period of peace for the continent

verb

Inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.

Usage examples:

His father had warned him of what might happen