foretell

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb foreshadow or presage
  2. verb make a prediction about; tell in advance
  3. verb indicate by signs

Etymology

c. 1300, from Middle English foretellen, equivalent to fore- + tell.

In classic literature

Synonyms

announce, annunciate, harbinger, herald

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