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Detailed Synonyms for foretelling in English

foretelling:

foretelling [the ~] noun

  1. the foretelling
    – the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means 1
    the soothsaying; the fortune telling; the divination; the foretelling
    – the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means 1
  2. the foretelling
    – a statement made about the future 1
    the prediction; the foretelling; the prognostication; the forecasting
    – a statement made about the future 1

Alternate Synonyms for "foretelling":


Related Definitions for "foretelling":

  1. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means1
  2. a statement made about the future1

foretell:

to foretell verb (foretells, foretold, foretelling)

  1. to foretell
    to predict; to forecast; to foretell; to soothsay
    • predict verb (predicts, predicted, predicting)
    • forecast verb (forecasts, forecasted, forecasting)
    • foretell verb (foretells, foretold, foretelling)
    • soothsay verb (soothsays, soothsaid, soothsaying)
  2. to foretell
    to forecast; to predict; to foretell; to tell in advance
    • forecast verb (forecasts, forecasted, forecasting)
    • predict verb (predicts, predicted, predicting)
    • foretell verb (foretells, foretold, foretelling)
    • tell in advance verb (tells in advance, told in advance, telling in advance)
  3. to foretell
    to predict; to soothsay; to forecast; to foretell; to tell in advance
    • predict verb (predicts, predicted, predicting)
    • soothsay verb (soothsays, soothsaid, soothsaying)
    • forecast verb (forecasts, forecasted, forecasting)
    • foretell verb (foretells, foretold, foretelling)
    • tell in advance verb (tells in advance, told in advance, telling in advance)
  4. to foretell
    – make a prediction about; tell in advance 1
    to anticipate; to call; to predict; to promise; to foretell; prognosticate; forebode
    – make a prediction about; tell in advance 1
    • anticipate verb (anticipates, anticipated, anticipating)
    • call verb (calls, called, calling)
    • predict verb (predicts, predicted, predicting)
      • The analyst predicted that the stock market would rise.2
    • promise verb (promises, promised, promising)
    • foretell verb (foretells, foretold, foretelling)
      • Everyone thought the old lady could foretell the future.2
    • forebode verb
  5. to foretell
    – foreshadow or presage 1
    to announce; to herald; harbinger; to foretell; annunciate
    – foreshadow or presage 1

Conjugations for foretell:

present
  1. foretell
  2. foretell
  3. foretells
  4. foretell
  5. foretell
  6. foretell
simple past
  1. foretold
  2. foretold
  3. foretold
  4. foretold
  5. foretold
  6. foretold
present perfect
  1. have foretold
  2. have foretold
  3. has foretold
  4. have foretold
  5. have foretold
  6. have foretold
past continuous
  1. was foretelling
  2. were foretelling
  3. was foretelling
  4. were foretelling
  5. were foretelling
  6. were foretelling
future
  1. shall foretell
  2. will foretell
  3. will foretell
  4. shall foretell
  5. will foretell
  6. will foretell
continuous present
  1. am foretelling
  2. are foretelling
  3. is foretelling
  4. are foretelling
  5. are foretelling
  6. are foretelling
subjunctive
  1. be foretold
  2. be foretold
  3. be foretold
  4. be foretold
  5. be foretold
  6. be foretold
diverse
  1. foretell!
  2. let's foretell!
  3. foretold
  4. foretelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "foretell":

  • foretelling

Alternate Synonyms for "foretell":


Related Definitions for "foretell":

  1. make a prediction about; tell in advance1
    • Everyone thought the old lady could foretell the future.2
  2. foreshadow or presage1