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Foretell meaning
To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy. | To tell (a person) of the future.
Synonyms of Foretell
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The playfully patterned "Black Sheep" sweater became one of the most emblematic articles of clothing worn by Diana, which in hindsight seems to foretell her troubled journey as a member of the British royal family.
He told the Daily Star "the Israel Hamas conflict, 's aggression in Ukraine, the growing alliance between North Korea and Russia along with North Korea's nuclear tests" are "interconnected pieces in a larger puzzle that might foretell a bleaker future".
Frankly, even if you’ve been dating your guy (or are even married) for ages, it’s still not exactly easy to foretell what he actually wants.
He seems to think by “predictive power” is meant the ability of a theory to foretell or anticipate some event or development yet to happen.
A new book by Cambridge University professor David Runciman, provocatively titled “How Democracy Ends,” charts a number of trends in the United States and Europe that he believes foretell the approaching end of democracy as we know it.
Call Me By Your Name feels both classic and presciently present—as if its air of infatuation and, ultimately, acceptance foretell a kinder, more loving and celebratory time.
The protagonist receives a book which can foretell the future and make him rich, much like ‘Back to the Future,’ but, unlike Biff, he finds little joy in his newfound wealth.
Astrology played a prominent part in Manichaean doctrine, and Augustine himself was attracted by their books in his youth, being particularly fascinated by those who claimed to foretell the future.
Banquo, skeptical of the witches, challenges them to predict his own future, and they foretell that Banquo will never himself take the throne, but will beget a line of kings.
But having lost his eyesight, he was given a special gift—to be able to understand the language of the birds (and thus to foretell the future).
He can foretell the future, but, in a mytheme familiar to several cultures, will change his shape to avoid having to; he will answer only to someone who is capable of capturing the beast.
His choice of subject was prophetic: with hindsight the work appears to foretell, in the most powerful terms, the disasters that were shortly to be visited upon Europe in the Second World War.
Marauders soon infiltrated the house; they attempt to gain access to Destiny's Diaries on the order of Mr. Sinister (who has been gathering information about the future from anybody and anything that could foretell the future).
Other contributions Astronomy and astrology Avicenna wrote an attack on astrology titled Resāla fī ebṭāl aḥkām al-nojūm, in which he cited passages from the Quran to dispute the power of astrology to foretell the future.
Saying "The Holy Scriptures foretell that there will be unmistakable signs of the Coming of Christ.
They are first treated with sympathy, and then with respect as they allegedly develop their abilities to foretell the future.