Foretells is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Foretells meaning
third-person singular simple present indicative of foretell
Using Foretells
- The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of foretell
- In the example corpus, foretells often appears in combinations such as: foretells that, foretells the, high foretells.
Context around Foretells
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foretells
- In this selection, "foretells" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, high, prophecy, today, ganesha and goodliness stand out and add context to how "foretells" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 51 high foretells that during and 51 high foretells the events. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foretells" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foretells
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In chapter 51, High foretells the events of Ragnarök. (9 words)
Lastly, forgiveness foretells Goodliness hence joy for life,” added Macheso. (10 words)
The Boris Johnson/Conservative landslide foretells the US 2020 elections. (10 words)
In chapter 51, High foretells that, during Ragnarök, the wolf Fenrir will devour Odin, Víðarr will avenge him by stepping down with one foot on the lower jaw of the monster, grabbing his upper jaw in one hand and tearing his mouth apart, killing him. (45 words)
The entire free world is witness to your struggle and history foretells your impending triumph with these words, sic semper tyrannis — thus always with tyrants. (25 words)
The slightly odd Yorishige also claims to be clairvoyant and foretells that Tokiyuki will one day become the ruler of Japan. (21 words)
Example sentences (9)
Prophecy foretells that this individual will have the power to save the world or destroy it.
Aries Horoscope Prediction Today, 19-May-2024: You are likely to remain careful and watchful today, foretells Ganesha.
The slightly odd Yorishige also claims to be clairvoyant and foretells that Tokiyuki will one day become the ruler of Japan.
Lastly, forgiveness foretells Goodliness hence joy for life,” added Macheso.
The Boris Johnson/Conservative landslide foretells the US 2020 elections.
The entire free world is witness to your struggle and history foretells your impending triumph with these words, sic semper tyrannis — thus always with tyrants.
Cassandra foretells of the murder of Agamemnon, and of herself, to the assembled townsfolk, who are horrified.
In chapter 51, High foretells that, during Ragnarök, the wolf Fenrir will devour Odin, Víðarr will avenge him by stepping down with one foot on the lower jaw of the monster, grabbing his upper jaw in one hand and tearing his mouth apart, killing him.
In chapter 51, High foretells the events of Ragnarök.
Common combinations with foretells
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: