foretell
foretell /fɔrˈtɛl/
verb
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Indicate, as with a sign or an omen
(
auspicate
, betoken
, foreshadow
, foretell
, augur
, bode
, forecast
, omen
, portend
, prefigure
, presage
, prognosticate
, predict
)
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
These signs bode bad news
These signs bode bad news
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Make a prediction about; tell in advance
(
call
, forebode
, foretell
, prognosticate
, anticipate
, predict
, promise
)
make a prediction about; tell in advance
Call the outcome of an election
Call the outcome of an election
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Foreshadow or presage
(
annunciate
, foretell
, harbinger
, herald
, announce
)
foreshadow or presage