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foretell - Dictionary definition and meaning for foretell
FORETELL
(verb) indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"
synonyms : augur , auspicate , betoken , bode , forecast , foreshadow , omen , portend , predict , prefigure , presage , prognosticatethe brand new lock on the trunk betokens the magnitude of what has just happened. -added by diviya_inlas
The heavy gales and dark skies prognosticated that a hurricane was on its way. -added by naila_inlas
The scurrying insects presaged an earthquake. -added by naila_inlas
Your yellow eyes portend jaundice. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) make a prediction about; tell in advance
"Call the outcome of an election"
synonyms : anticipate , call , forebode , predict , prognosticate , promiseThe newspaper wrongly prognosticated the weather. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) foreshadow or presage
synonyms : announce , annunciate , harbinger , herald
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


