foretell
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foretell
- /fɔɹˈtɛl/
- [foːˈteɫ] Australia
- [fɔːˈtɛɫ] UK
- [fɔɹˈtɛɫ] US
Rhymes with -ɛl
Where it comes from
First use appears before 1400, from Middle English foretellen, equivalent to fore- + tell.
verb foretells · foretelling · foretold · foretel
- To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy. Deeds then undone me faithful tongue foretold.
- To tell (a person) of the future. […] there came to him a Person named Saul, whom Samuel had never before seen; but God made him know it was the same he had foretold him of.
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Every language
verb to predict the future
| Español | predecir, pronosticar, vaticinar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 予言するa yogen-suru |
| हिन्दी | आगम बाँधना āgam bāndhnā, पेशगोई करना peśgoī karnā, भविष्यवाणी करना bhaviṣyavāṇī karnā, पूर्वकथन करना pūrvakthan karnā |
| Português | prever |
| Français | prédire |
| Deutsch | weissagen, wahrsagen, vorhersagen |
| Italiano | predire, prevedere |
| Русский | предска́зывать predskázyvatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | tiên tri |
| العربية | تَكَهَّنَ takahhana, تَنَبَّأَ tanabbaʔa |
Talk about this word "foretell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foretell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. foretell. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foretell "foretell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foretell.Cite this
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title = {foretell},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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