Meaning & Definition of Foretell in English
English⟶
Foretell
/fɔrtɛl/
verb
1. Foreshadow or presage
synonym:
- announce,
- annunciate,
- harbinger,
- foretell,
- herald
2. Make a prediction about
- Tell in advance
- "Call the outcome of an election"
synonym:
- predict,
- foretell,
- prognosticate,
- call,
- forebode,
- anticipate,
- promise
3. Indicate by signs
- "These signs bode bad news"
synonym:
- bode,
- portend,
- auspicate,
- prognosticate,
- omen,
- presage,
- betoken,
- foreshadow,
- augur,
- foretell,
- prefigure,
- forecast,
- predict
Examples of using
No one can foretell the future.
It's completely impossible to foretell his reaction.